2013年职称英语考试句型指导：比较句型（4）

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2013年职称英语考试句型指导：比较句型（4）
... as ... as ... can be
- g  h- e, M* |; h) b" s　　结构︰主词＋be 动词＋as＋形容词＋as＋（形容词）＋can be
　　说明︰此句型意为“极…，不亚于任何人…”。此借重复同一个而成为强调此的说法。常用的此类有：as plain as plain can be（再明白不过了），as wise as wise can be（再聪明不过了），as white as white can be（白得不能再白了），as wrong as wrong can be（错得太离谱）等。
0 G4 j" x/ d2 s! c4 f7 O9 h' T% L# a　　His failure is as plain as plain can be. 他的失败是再明白不过了。
　　He is as handsome as (handsome) can be. 他潇洒极了。
  x, z/ m/ P" z/ `+ X* P　　She is as kind as can be. 她极为和颜悦色。
　　Mary is as hardworking as can be. 玛丽在班上之用功不输任何人。
7 I* R; x9 @8 ]: b; H% f　　He may not be so clever as Peter, but he is as industrious as can be.
　　他也许不如彼得聪明，但却用功极了。
　　as ... as ever
1 r" {% m1 M6 W$ n  [. F　　结构︰as＋形容词／副词＋as ever
　　说明︰此句型意为“与往常一样…”。
　　He seems to be as busy as ever. 他似乎和往常一样忙碌。
; \8 z* |# X( W& I  l2 O2 E　　He works as hard as ever. 他和往常一样努力工作。
" P; A! q$ Q8 q+ ^  M" O　　She was as beautiful as ever after so many years. 过了那么多年，她美丽如故。
　　... times as ... as ...
0 F' Z* {! S4 P2 j: n1 j2 B( E  r　　结构︰倍数词＋as＋形容词／副词＋as…
　　说明︰此句型意为“是…的几倍”。“两倍”是 twice，而三倍以上的“倍”，通常用 times。
2 v3 {: X5 l5 z　　An ordinary subway train, approaching the station, can be twice as loud as the loudest jet.
　　平常的地下火车接近车站时，发出的声音可能是最大声的喷射机的两倍。 考试用书
- K* E5 y  d0 X* y( s　　This line is four times as long as that one. 这条线是那条线的四倍长。
2 B% T' k: Q) L( g　　I am twice as old as he. 我的年纪是他的两倍。
" Z8 V, w" h1 R, ]+ o) R　　She studies three times as hard as I. 她用功的程度是我的三倍。
　　He earns twice as much as he used to. 他比往常多赚二倍的钱。
  X' I" n$ W5 s1 ?+ u' d　　She spent half as much money as you. 她花掉的钱只有你花掉的一半。