英语四级语法精讲：方式状语从句

 　　2. 方式状语从句：

　　方式状语从句通常由as,,as if, as though，the way, what引导;

　　eg：Always do to the others as you would be done by.

　　When enter rome do as the romans do .

　　(1)as从句带有比喻的含义，意思是"正如…"，"就像";

　　(2)as if/though："仿佛……似的"，"好像……似的";

　　有时用虚拟语气，有时不用;

　　eg：They completely ignore these facts as if (as though) they never existed. (与事实相反，谓语用虚拟语气。)

　　He looks as if (as though) he had been hit by lighting¹.

　　(与事实相反，谓语用虚拟语气。)

　　It looks as if the weather may pick up very soon.

　　(实现的可能性较大，谓语用陈述语气。)

　　(3)the way：可以连接两个句子，表达就像……一样;

　　eg：I should do the job the way my father did.

　　Many Europeans now apparently² view the US. the way many Americans view Mexican as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party.

　　(4)what：就像，犹如;

　　eg：Air is to man what/as water is to fish.

　　句型：A is to B what C is to D.

　　eg：A1 Gore³ calls global warming an "inconvenient⁴ truth," as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution.

　　put sb. on a path to a solution：找到解决的办法;

1 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 gore   

n.凝血，血污；v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破；缝以补裆；顶

参考例句：

• The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
• Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。

4 inconvenient   

adj.不方便的，令人感到麻烦的

参考例句：

• You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
• Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？