大学英语自学教程(下册)语法 一、as的用法 as一词在英语中用法比较复杂
从词类上讲,as可以用作介词、副词、连词、关系代词
从语法功能上讲,as可以和它的宾语一起构成介词短语,可以引导状语从句、定语从句,也可以修饰形容词或其他副词
另外,as还可以用在很多习语中
一、as用作介词 1
as用作介词时有两个基本词义
一个是“作为、担当”;另一个是“似、像”
例如: The actor who appeared as Romeo was his good friend
扮演罗密欧的演员是他的好朋友
He worked as a teacher in that school
他在那所学校任教
as用作介词时要注意与介词 like的异同
as意为“似,像”时与介词 like通用
但是当 as用来表示“作为、担当”的意思时,与介词 like有区别
请比较下面的例子: She spoke as a lawyer
她作为律师讲话
She spoke like a lawyer
她像律师一样说话
(她并不是律师) 2
由 as引出的介词短语在句子中可以作状语、定语、宾语补语和表语
(1)状语 The nation rose as one man against foreign aggression
全国人民团结一致,起来反对外来侵略
As a newspaper reporter, he is naturally very much interested in the hero
作为一个新闻记者,他自然对这位英雄很感兴趣
(2)定语 You are to be responsible for the work as a whole
你要对整个工作负责
He has got a position as teacher of English
他得到了一个英语