这个句型是各大小考试的常客,要认真掌握:
1.just as …… , so …… 是一个较常用的方式状语从句句型,意为 “正如 ……一样,……也……”,用于表示两个句子意义上的比拟。在这个句型中,just as 引导的是从句,so 是副词,其后为主句。(just) as…so…结构中位于句首,这时as从句带有比喻的含义,意思是"正如…","就像",多用于正式文体,例如:
As water is to fish, so air is to man.
我们离不开空气,犹如鱼儿离不开水。
Just as we sweep our rooms, so we should sweep backward ideas from our minds.
正如打扫房屋一样,我们也要扫除我们头脑中落后的东西。
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。
Just as John has changed, so has his wife.
正如约翰变了一样,他的妻子也变了。
Just as you hate Mr. Green, so I dislike his wife.
正像你痛恨格林先生一样,我也不喜欢她的妻子。
Just 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。
Just as a book is often judged outwardly by the quality and appearance of its cover, so a person is judged immediately by his appearance.
正如判断一本书通常从外表上看封面的质量和外观一样,判断一个人也会立即从外表上去判断。
Just 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中传播一样,电是以我们称之为无线电波的方式在空气中传播。
Just as journalists must have a “nose” for a good story, so good press photographers must have an “eye” for news.
正如文字记者必须用 “鼻子” 去嗅好故事一样,摄影记者必须用 “眼睛” 去寻好新闻。
Just as dark clouds cannot long hide the sun, so no lies can cover up the fact.
正如乌云不能长久遮蔽太阳,谎言也掩盖不了事实。
Just as it is important to find the right pulse for a piece of music, so you must find the right rhythm by which to live your life.
正如要为一首音乐找到正确的节拍一样,你也要找到适合自己生活的节拍。
2.这个句型中的副词 so 有时可以省略。例如:
Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of nature, (so) Marx discovered the law of development of human history.
正如达尔文发现了自然发展的规律一样,马克思发现了人类历史发展的规律。
Just as hydraulic machines make use of the properties of liquids, (so) pneumatic machines make use of the properties of gases.
正如液压机械是利用液体的特征, 气动机械也是利用气体的特征。
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.
正如所有极端名称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出一条严格的边界线是不可能的。
3.这个句型中的主句和从句较短时,特别在谚语中,just 可以省去,此时 so 不能省略,即
成: as ……, so ……。主句中还可用倒装结构.
例如:
(Just) as the lion is the king of beasts, so the eagle is the king of birds.
正如狮子是百兽之王那样, 鹰也就是百鸟之王。
(Just) as bitter medicine cures sickness, so unpalatable advice benefits conduct.
良药可口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行。
As fire tries gold, so does adversity try virtue.
正如烈火试炼真金,逆境试炼人的美德。
As you sow, so will you reap.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
4.这个句型通常是用于两个不同的句子意义上的比拟。有时还可以用于主句与从句是同一主语,或主句和从句的主语谓语都相同的句子。
例如:
Just as music is a universal language, so it is a mirror of the time.
正像音乐是一种全球性的语言,它也是一面时代的镜子。
Just as new technologies continue to appear in the field of space, so in undersea exploration。
就像航天领域中不断涌现新技术一样, 海底勘探中也不断现出新技术。
5.还可以在 so 后面添加 too, 进一步加强两者的相似性,so too 后面的句子可采用倒装语序。有时这里的too也可以省略。
例如:
Just as the body needs regular exercise, so too an engine needs to be run at regular intervals.
就像身体需要定期锻炼一样,引擎也需要定期运转。
Just as a mirror is flat, silver and reflective, so too was the water in the lake shining and still.
就像镜子是扁平的、银色的、反光的一样,湖里的水也是闪闪发光的、静止的。
As wealth is concentrated in fewer hands, so too is political capital.
在财富日益集中到少数人手里之际,政治资本同样如此。
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.
正如电话网络的价值随着每一部新手机的加入而增加一样,计算机系统的价值也随着每一个程序的运行而增加。
“Why do you treat me like that?”
“As you treat me, so will I treat you.”
你为什么那样对待我?
正如你怎么对待我一样,我也会怎么对待你的。
Just as snow falling in a river melts away almost immediately, so too is pleasure a very temporary thing.
就像落在河里的雪很快就会融化一样,快乐也是一件非常短暂的事情。
Just as societies were facing their his histories, so, too, were countless individuals.(希拉里《亲历历史》)
正像社会面临着历史问题一样,无数的个人也面临历史带来的问题。
As stock prices have dropped, so too has bank capital.
随着股价下跌,银行资本也减少了。
As computer systems become even more sophisticated, so too do the methods of those who exploit the technology.
正如计算机系统变得越来越先进,开发计算机技术的人所用的方法也日益先进了。
As the modern Olympics grew in stature, so too did athletics.
随着现代奥林匹克运动会声名远扬,田径运动也越来越受关注。
Part of the answer is that as World War II faded into memory, so too did the solidarity it had created.
部分原因是,随着第二次世界大战逐渐淡出人们的记忆,它所创造的团结也正在消散。六级真题- 2015年 6月
But as the American economy grew, so too has vocational training.
但是随着美国经济的发展,职业培训也发展了起来。
Just as the soil is a part of the earth, so ( too) is the atmosphere.
就像土壤是地球的一部分一样,大气也是地球的一部分。
注意:下面句子里的主句没有倒装
Just as too much harmony is tiresome in music, so, in life, too many benefits annoy us.
正如太多的和声在音乐中令人厌烦一样,在生活中,太多的利益也让我们烦恼。
As you sow, so shall you reap.
As you sow, so she shall reap.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
As you brew, so shall you drink.
As you brew, so you shall drink.
自己酿的苦酒自己喝。(自作自受。)
As after his death, he defeated the force of injustice, so he gained the position in art that had been kept from during his life.
As after his death, he defeated the force of injustice, so did he gain the position in art that had been kept from during his life.
正如他死后一样,他战胜了不公正的力量,也获得了他一生中一直被阻止的艺术地位。