考研英语冲刺重点掌握常用句型 A is to B what / as C is to D (A 之于 B 犹如 C 之于 D) e. g. Moral corruption is to the State as physical disease is to an individual body. Classic music is to my generation what pops are to her generation. Just as…, so…(正如……,……也如此) e. g. Just as woods are indispensable to birds , so is the earth to human beings. Just as they must put aside their prejudices, so we must be prepared to accept their good faith. A and B have something in common (A 和 B 有共同之处) e. g. As human beings, the American and Chinese have lots of things in common. Tom and I have background in common. A is similar to B（A 与 B 相似） e. g. My hobby is similar to his in that we both like collecting records, foreign and domestic. My problems are very similar to yours. The same is true of…/ The same can be said of… (……也是如此) e. g. As the economies of all countries are closely interrelated no country can develop in self seclusion. The same is true of China. (2) 相异性 A is just the opposite (to B)（A 和 B 正相反） e. g. Beijing is populous and crowded, while Canberra is just the opposite. A differs (is different) from B in that…（A 不同于B 在于……） e. g. China’s condition differs from ours in that China has the largest population in the world. The family sedans made in China are different from/ than those made by the Americans. They are more compact and energy saving. …(The case) is not the same (……是不相同的) e. g. While it may be true that basketball and volleyball share certain features, the excitement each arouses in the spectators is not the same. The development zones in the eastern coastal areas are mostly initiated and supported by ...
