51. |
A之于B猶如C之于D。 |
|
A is to B |
as |
C is to D |
what |
* 閱讀之于心靈,猶如食物之于身體。
Reading is to the mind
as food is to the body.
=Readingis to the mind
what food is to the body.
(=
As food is to the body
so is reading to the mind.)
52. |
… no more … than … 和…一樣不…(兩者皆非…)
… no less … than … 和…一樣…(兩者皆一樣…) |
* 她跟你一樣不用功。 * 你跟你母親一樣漂亮。
She is
no more diligent
than you. You are
no less beautiful
thanyour mother.
= She is not diligent, nor are you. = You are as beautiful as your mother.
= Neither she nor you are diligent. = Both you and your mother are beautiful.
53. |
寧愿...也不愿... |
|
would rather
had sooner |
+ V + than + V |
= prefer + |
n. |
to |
n. |
Ving |
Ving |
= prefer + to V + rather than + V |
* 我寧愿站也不愿坐。
I
would rather stand
than sit.
= I
would sooner stand
than sit
= I
had sooner stand
than sit.
= I
had rather stand
than sit
= I
prefer standing
to sitting.
= I
prefer to stand
rather than sit.
54. |
not so much A as B 與其說是A不如說是B |
* 人生的成功與其說是在于天才,不如說是在于勤奮。
Success in life depends
not so much on talent
as on diligence.
55. |
(是...的) 幾倍...
as + adj. ( + as B ) ß看動(dòng)詞決定用adj.或adv.
A + V + 倍數(shù) + adj.比較級 ( + than B )
the 名詞 ( + of B ) |
* 這條河是那條河的兩倍長。
This river is
twice as long
as that.
= This river is
twice longer
than that.
= This river is
twice the length
of that.
56. |
know better + than to V 不會(huì)那么傻到去做... |
* 我不會(huì)蠢到去做那樣的事。
I
know better than to do such a thing. (= I am
not so foolish as to do such a thing.)
57. |
(Al)though S + V , S + V. 雖然...但是... |
* 雖然他窮,但是很快樂。
Although(Though) he is poor, (
yet) he is very happy.
=
Although poor, he is very happy. ß有although就不要有but
= He is poor,
but he is very happy. ß有but就不要有although
58. |
雖然...;盡管...
Although + S + V , ~~. |
For all
With all
= In spite of
Despite
Notwithstanding |
+ |
n.
Ving. , . |
* 盡管她有錢,但是并不快樂。
Although she is wealthy, she is unhappy.
=
In spite of her wealth, she is unhappy.
59. |
A + 名詞
形容詞
副詞 + as[though] S + V , ........... 雖然...;盡管...
分詞
動(dòng)詞原形 |
* 她雖是女流之輩,卻很有信心。
Although she is
a woman, she has much confidence.
=
Woman as she is, she has much confidence. ß冠詞要去掉
看來難以置信,但卻是真的。
Although it seems
impossible, it is true.
=
Impossible though it seems, it is true.
即使他去試,他也不可能成功。
Although he may
try, he can not succeed.
=
Try as he may, he can not succeed. ß甚至連動(dòng)詞也可以移前
60. |
Wh-ever ......, S + V. |
無論...(何時(shí)、何地、誰、什么...), 。 |
=No matter wh- ......, S + V. |
* 無論什么時(shí)候去看他,都會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)他埋首書桌。
Whenever[=No matter when] we call on him, we will find him at his desk.
不管做什么,都要把它做好。
Whatever[=No matter what] you may do, do it well.
不管你是誰的兒子,我一視同仁。
Whosever[=No matter whose] son you are, I can’t make an exception of you.