51. |
A之于B犹如C之于D。 |
|
A is to B |
as |
C is to D |
what |
* 阅读之于心灵,犹如食物之于身体。
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…一样不…(两者皆非…)
… no less … than … 和…一样…(两者皆一样…) |
* 她跟你一样不用功。 * 你跟你母亲一样漂亮。
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. |
宁愿...也不愿... |
|
would rather
had sooner |
+ V + than + V |
= prefer + |
n. |
to |
n. |
Ving |
Ving |
= prefer + to V + rather than + V |
* 我宁愿站也不愿坐。
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 与其说是A不如说是B |
* 人生的成功与其说是在于天才,不如说是在于勤奋。
Success in life depends
not so much on talent
as on diligence.
55. |
(是...的) 几倍...
as + adj. ( + as B ) ß看动词决定用adj.或adv.
A + V + 倍数 + adj.比较级 ( + than B )
the 名词 ( + of B ) |
* 这条河是那条河的两倍长。
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 不会那么傻到去做... |
* 我不会蠢到去做那样的事。
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. 虽然...但是... |
* 虽然他穷,但是很快乐。
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. |
虽然...;尽管...
Although + S + V , ~~. |
For all
With all
= In spite of
Despite
Notwithstanding |
+ |
n.
Ving. , . |
* 尽管她有钱,但是并不快乐。
Although she is wealthy, she is unhappy.
=
In spite of her wealth, she is unhappy.
59. |
A + 名词
形容词
副词 + as[though] S + V , ........... 虽然...;尽管...
分词
动词原形 |
* 她虽是女流之辈,却很有信心。
Although she is
a woman, she has much confidence.
=
Woman as she is, she has much confidence. ß冠词要去掉
看来难以置信,但却是真的。
Although it seems
impossible, it is true.
=
Impossible though it seems, it is true.
即使他去试,他也不可能成功。
Although he may
try, he can not succeed.
=
Try as he may, he can not succeed. ß甚至连动词也可以移前
60. |
Wh-ever ......, S + V. |
无论...(何时、何地、谁、什么...), 。 |
=No matter wh- ......, S + V. |
* 无论什么时候去看他,都会发现他埋首书桌。
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.
不管你是谁的儿子,我一视同仁。
Whosever[=No matter whose] son you are, I can’t make an exception of you.