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语法
as-much-as
as much as
看似简单，
但在实际运用中却相当复
杂，
不仅用法
颇多，
而且许多含有
as much as
< br>结
构的句子往往不好理解（尤其是不好翻译
成中文）
，对许多同学来说都是一个
难点。为帮
助同学们攻克这一难点，
本文拟对此作一个全面
的总结和分析。
一、表示数量
1.
表示
具体的数量，其后通常直接跟具体数
量，其意为“……之多”
“
多达”
“整整”
，强调
“多”
。如：
In fact it cost me as much
as 100 dollars.
事
实上，它整整花了我
100
美元。
We
walked
as
much
as
50
miles
that
day.
那天我们整整走
了
50
英里。
She
trained hard for the race
，
sometimes
running as much as
60 miles a week.
为了比赛，
她拼命地训练
，有时一个星期要跑
60
英里。
—
Is it hot up
there
？
那上面热吗？
—
Of
course
，
as much
as 45 degrees.
当然
热，高达
45
度。
The
speed
can
vary
by
as
much
as
15
percent.
其速度的差别可高达
15
％。
注：
如上例所示，
as much
as
用于表示具体
的数量时，
其后接
的可能是可数名词，
但由于它
们意义上仍然为不可数，故用
as much
as
，不
用
as
many
as
。如
100
dollars
，尽管其中的
dollars
为
可
数
名
词
的
复
数
形
式
，
由
于
100
dollars
仍是一个不
可数的概念，
仍是不可数的。
但是下
面这句是错的：
I
read
as
much
as
100
articles
today.
因为这里的
100
articles
表示的是可数
概念，故应改为：
I
read as many as 100 articles.
2.
表
示模糊的数量，其意为“与……一样
多”
，有时
much
后可接被修饰的名词（不可
数）
。如：
I
ate
as
much
as
I
could.
我能吃多少就吃
了多少。
I
’
ll spend as
much as necessary.
需要花多
少钱，我就花多少钱。
Give me as much as you gave Jane.
给我的
要和你给简的一样多。
I
haven
’
t got as much money as
I thought.
我不像原来想象的有那么多钱。
I
’
m
sorry
I
haven
’
t
done
as
much
as
I
should.
我很抱歉，我做得很不够。
Some
of
the
doctors
are
paid
almost
twice
as
much
as
the
nurses.
有些医生所获得的报酬
差不多是护士的两倍。
We
can
take
as
much
as
our
buyer
can
supply.
买主能提供多少我们就能要多少。
If you charge
as much as that
，
you
’
ll scare
customers
off.
如果
你要价那么高，你会把顾客
吓跑的。
二、表示程度
1.
译
为“尽量”
“尽最大努力（可能）
”
，
主
要用于
as...as
possible
［
one
can
］
。如：
You
ought to rest as much as possible.
你应
当尽量多休息。
I
have helped you as much as I can. Now it
is up to you.
我已
尽我所能地帮助你了。现在该
看你自己了。
I
won
’
t have a
pudding
—
it was as much as
I
could
do
to
finish
the
very
large
first
course.
我不要布丁了——我能把第一道大菜吃完就已
经
很不容易了。
2.
译
为“像……一样（的程度）
”
。如：
He
doesn
’
t
think
of
you
as
much
as
he
ought to.
他没有像本应该的那样对你好。
We
’
re in the dark
just as much as you are.
我们跟你们一样被蒙在鼓里。
I
don
’
t pretend to know as
much as he does
about it.
我不敢说我对此事的了解有他那样多。
I
like
cats
as much
as dogs.
我喜欢猫和喜
欢狗
的程度相同。
（此句可视为
I
like
cats
as
much as I like dogs
之省略）
3.
译为“与……一样多”
。如：
I
haven
’
t as much
responsibility as before.
我不再担负过去那样多的责任了。
4.
译
为“好像”
“几乎”
“差不多”
“等于
”
。
如：
That is as much as saying I am a liar.
那无
异于说我撒谎。
He
as much as admitted that it was his fault.
他几乎承认说是他的错。
You said
“
all
right
”
，
which was as much
as to say
that you were satisfied.
你当时说
“行”
，
这就等于说你认为满意。
注：
as much as to say
< br>［
saying
］
可视为习
语，意为“等于说”
。
< br>
5.
译为“既……又”
“不仅……而
且”
。如：
It
is
as
much
your
responsibility
as
mine.
这件事你和我一样都有责任。
He retorted
that it was my fault as much as
his.
他反驳说那不仅是他的错，而且也是我的
错。或：他反驳说我的错误
并不比他的错误小。
I expect to weep as much as
（
to
）
laugh.
我简直又想哭，又想笑。
6.
有时有较灵活的译法：
His
latest
play
is
not
as
much
a
farce
as
a
burlesque
tragedy.
他最近的一个剧本与其说是
一个滑稽剧，不如说是一个滑稽的悲剧。
三、表示经常性
Do
you
dine
out
as
much
as
you
did
in
Paris
？你还像在巴黎那样常常在外面吃饭吗？
Grandma
’
s getting
on a bit and doesn
’
t go
out as much as she used to.
奶奶年事日高，
不
像从前那样常出门了。
四、两点特别说明
1.
第二个
as
有时为关系代词，
用以引导定
语从句。如：
< br>
I gave him as much as he could eat.
他能吃
多少，我就给了他多少。
As
much
as
he
earned
was
given
to
his
girlfriend.
他赚的钱都给了他的女朋友。
2.
当
连接两个成分作主语时，其后谓语动
词习惯上要与前面一个成分保持一致。如：
John
，
as
much
as
his
brothers
，
was
responsible for the
loss.
不仅约翰的兄弟要对这
损失负责，而且约翰自己也
要对这损失负责。
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