英语语法：状语从句讲解

 　　比较状语从句(as, than)和方式状语从句(as, like)

　　1．表示比较的状语从句

　　这类从句都由than或as引起：

　　She likes Danny better than she likes me．

　　她喜欢丹妮胜过喜欢我。

　　He can run faster than I do．

　　他跑得比我快。

　　It is not so difficult as you think．

　　它没有你想的那么困难。

　　She is not so energetic¹ as she used² to be．

　　她不像过去那样充满活力了。

　　有时许多词省略，只剩下一个词：

　　She is four years younger than me．

　　她比我小四岁。

　　It made him queerer³ than ever．

　　这使他变得比过去更古怪。

　　She was as much interested in music as ever．

　　她还是和过去一样对音乐有兴趣。

　　She is as clever as(she is) beautiful．

　　她聪明又美丽。

　　2．方式状语从句

　　这类从句多由as，as if，as though，like等引起：

　　He was a11owed t do as he liked.

　　他们允许他爱怎么干就怎么干。

　　It swims on the sea floor just as its ancestors⁴ did．

　　在海底游动，就像它的祖辈那样。

　　I like the freedom to plan my day exactly as I want．

　　我喜欢有自由完全按照我自己的意愿安排一天的活动。

　　She acts as though she owns the place．

　　她表现得仿佛她是这里的主人。

　　She treats him as if he was her own son．

　　她把他像亲儿子一般对待。

　　He looked like he had seen a ghost．

　　他看起来就像见到鬼了似的。

　　You talk just like your father does．

　　你讲起话来就像你爸爸。

　　I was never allowed to sing the way I wanted to．

　　他们从来不容许我按我自己的想法演唱。

　　I’11 help you any way I can．我将以任何可能的方式帮助你。

1 energetic   

adj.充满活力的，精力充沛的

参考例句：

• The elderly man is quite energetic.这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。
• Her mother was a resourceful and energetic woman.她母亲是一个足智多谋、精力充沛的女人。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 queerer   

adj.可疑的( queer的比较级 )；（身子）不舒服的；古怪的；娘儿们似的

参考例句：

• But topology is no queerer than the physical world as we now interpret it. 但是拓扑学并不比我们目前所能理解的物质世界更奇特。 来自互联网

4 ancestors   

n.祖先( ancestor的名词复数 )；祖宗；原型；（动物的）原种

参考例句：

• His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。
• The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people. 崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。 来自《简明英汉词典》