as/just as +句子A,so+句子B;比较状语从句,其中A句子是比较状语从句,B句子是主句。句子翻译比较灵活,“正如A一样,B就怎么样”,表示类推或比喻;请看经典例句,以达到融会贯通:
As a man lives, so he dies.
正如人能活着,也会死。
As you brew, so you must drink.
自己酿的苦酒自己喝。
As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them.
你希望别人怎样对待你,你就得怎样对待别人。
Just as large companies are having to cut back, so small businesses are being forced to close.
大公司不得不紧缩,小企业则被迫关闭。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Just as/As a moth is attracted by a light, so he was fascinated by her.
就像飞蛾被光吸引一样,他被她吸引住了。
Just as/As French people enjoy their wine, so the British enjoy their beer.
英国人喜欢本国的啤酒正如法国人喜欢本国的葡萄酒一样。
Just as/As oil and water do not mix, so two people of such different characters cannot get on with each other.
正像油和水不能混合在一起一样,两个性格如此不同的人也是不能彼此相处的。摘自赵振才《英语常见问题解答大词典》(增订版第五版P288)
Just as/As you hate Mr. Green, so I dislike his wife.
正像你痛恨格林先生一样,我不喜欢他的妻子。
Just as/As they must put aside their prejudices, so we must be prepared to accept their good faith.
正如他们必须抛掉偏见一样,我们必须准备好接受他们的诚意。
Just as/As sound travels through the air in waves, so electricity travels through the air in what we call radio waves.
正像声音以波的方式在空气里传播一样,电是以我们称之为无线电波的方式在空气里传播的。
Just as too much harmony is tiresome, so, in life, too many benefits annoy us.
正如太多的和谐令人厌烦一样,在生活中,太多的好处也让我们烦恼。
Just as/As radio and TV have changed many aspects of our lives, so laser will bring about great changes in science and technology.
正如广播和电视改变了我们生活的许多方面一样,激光也将带来科学技术的巨大变化。
摘自赵振才《英语常见问题解答大词典》(增订版第五版P752)
Just as a book is often judged outwardly by the quality and appearance of its cover, so a person is judged by immediately by his appearance. (六级真题)
正如一本书通常从外表上看封面的质量和外观一样,一个人也会从外表上立即做出判断。
注意:
1.此句型中的so是可以省略的,但是比较罕见:
Just as there are many intermediate stages between all extreme designations, it has long been impossible to draw a rigid boundary line between organic and inorganic chemistry.
正如所有极端命名之间有许多中间阶段一样,长期以来,在有机化学和无机化学之间划定一条严格的边界线是不可能的。
2.此句型中的后面主句可以简略相同成分,但是主句语序需要倒装:
Just as John has changed, so has his wife.
约翰变了,他的妻子也变了。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Just as the soil is a part of the earth, so is the atmosphere.
正如土壤是地球的一部分,大气也是如此。(研考真题)
Just as the value of a telephone network increases with each new phone added to the system, so does the value of a computer system increase with each program that turns out. (研考真题)
正如电话网络的价值随着系统中每增加一部新电话而增加一样,计算机系统的价值也随着每个程序的出现而增加。
Just as societies were facting their histories, so, too, were countless individuals. 《亲历历史》
正像社会面临历史问题一样,无数的个人也面临着历史带来的问题。