形容词和副词的三个比较等级:同级比较、比较级和最高级
“ (not) as (so) + a(n) + N
”This is as good an example as the other is
这个例子和另外一个一样好
I can carry as much paper as you can
你能搬多少纸,我也能
”A is as much + N + as B is
” 【此句型意为“⋯和⋯同样⋯”
“as much ++as+( be)+ ”的 be 通常省略或放句末
To eat too much is as much a bad thing as to eat nothing
(吃太多和什么都不吃同样是坏事
)He is as much a member of the orchestra as Tom
(他和汤姆同样是管絃乐队的成员
. " not so much ... as... " 【此句型强调的是第二个as 后面的成分
可译为:与其说
相当於“ +rather than+”
】He is not so much a writer as a scholar
与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者
The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning
学校教育的最大用处,与其说是教你事物,不如说是教你学习的方法
as one can Our teacher explained the lesson to us as clearly as he could
我们的老师尽可能清楚地为我们解释这一课