像美国人那样说英语:常用句型286
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Unit 3 比喻句型

Lesson 26 A is to B what C is to D A对于B就像C对于D一样

句型“A is to B what C is to D”中,A、B均为本体,C、D均为喻体,“what”作为连词使用,意思是“恰如、好像”。本体中通常用“be”作谓语,喻体中的“be”可以省略,翻译为“A对于B就像C对于D一样”。

征服句型

●Food is to the body what reading is to the knowledge.

食物对于身体正如读书对于知识。

●Oxygen is to the human beings what water is to the fish.

氧气对于人类就像水对于鱼。

●Beethoven is to music what Edison is to invention.

贝多芬对音乐就像爱迪生对于发明创造一样。

●Painting brush is to painters what piano is to pianists.

画笔对于画家来说正如钢琴对于钢琴家一样。

●The soldier is to the people’s army what people is to a country.

军队离不开士兵,就像国家离不开人民一样。

征服对话

●Your love is to me what my love is to you.

●We love each other very much.

你对我的爱,就像我对你的爱。我们相亲相爱。

●The village is to me what city is to you.

●Yes, we are in different fields.

乡村对于我的意义,就像城市对于你的意义。是的,我们是两个不同领域的人。

●Love is to you what career is to me.

●We have different dreams.

爱情对于你就像事业对于我来说一样重要。我们的理想不同。

Tips

与本句型相同的句型还有“本体A……to+本体B+as+喻体C……to+喻体D”。句中的“as”与“what”一样都是作连词使用,意为“恰如、好像”。例如:Reading is to the spirit as exercises are to the body.读书相对于精神正如运动相对于身体。