Lesson 33 What……,that……正如……,……也……
句型“What……,that……”的标准形式是“What+喻体,that+本体”。该句型也是用来引导比喻句的。句中“what”是连词用来引导喻体,意思是“犹如、好比”,翻译时不可以把前后句颠倒而错意。翻译为“正如……,……也……”“正如……一样”。
征服句型
●What water is to fish, that the Party is to the people.
党离不开人民就像鱼儿离不开水一样。
●What cloth is to tailor, that hair is to barber.
头发对理发师,就像布料对裁缝一样。
●What children are to study, that adults are to work.
大人相对于工作,就像孩子相对于学习一样。
●What human beings are to delicious food, that sheep are to fresh grass.
羊儿需要新鲜的青草,就像人类需要美味的食物一样。
●What blood vessel is to man’s body, that railway to transportation.
铁路对于运输,好比血脉对于人体一样。
征服对话
●You are too barbaric.
●Why don’t you think about your barbaric behavior?What you treat me, that I will treat you.
你太野蛮了。
你怎么不想想你自己野蛮的行为呢?你怎么对我,我就怎么对你。
●Which kind of coffee do you want?
●What you want, that I want.
●OK,2 cups of Caramel Macchiato.
你想要喝什么样的咖啡?
你要什么我就要什么。
好的,两杯焦糖玛奇朵。
●What is the significance of you playing games?
●Just as reading is to you, so it is to me.
你玩游戏的意义是什么?
正像你读书的意义一样。