职称英语语法辅导：比较句型（2）

 　　A is as much + N + as B is

　　结构︰主词+be+as+much+名词+as+(be)+主词

　　说明︰此句型意为“…和…同样…”。“as much++as+(be)+”的 be 通常省略或放句末。

　　Comets are just as much members of the sun’s family as (are) the other planets.

　　彗星和其它的行星同样是太阳家族的成员。

　　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. 他和汤姆同样是管弦乐队的成员。

　　not as/so + ADJ/ADV + as + N

　　结构︰not as/so+形容词/副词+as+名词

　　说明︰此句型意为“不像…那样…”。as…as 可用于肯定句或，而 so…as 仅可用于构中。

　　It is not as (so) popular as other foods. 它不像其它食物那样受欢迎。

　　He does not study as (so) hard as John. 他不像约翰那样用功。

　　I am not as (so) careful as Tom. 我不像汤姆那样细心。

　　as far as ...

　　结构︰as far as+名词

　　说明︰此句型意为“到…之远;到…的程度”。而“as far as++”则表示“只要…，在…范围内的话…”。

　　Swallows from England go as far as South Africa. 英国来的燕子飞到南非那样远的地方。

　　We walked as far as the railroad station. 我们走到火车站那样远的地方。

　　We drove as far south as Kaohsiung. 我们往南开车一直到高雄。

　　He went as far as Yokohama to meet his friend from England.

　　他远至横滨去迎接由英国来的朋友。

　　I swam as far as I could. 我尽可能地游远。