【英国问答】As和like的用法(1/2)
Hello Samantha. Samantha, I’d like to know if you could tell me the difference between as and like in sentences like these:
If I could fly like a bird
and
I love you just as before
Could you tell me?
Hints:
Silvio
英式拼法，全部不加双引号
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201301/201301221125046568025.mp3Well thank you. What poetic examples you've given me to work with. If I could fly like a bird and I love you just as before.
Well, I think the main difference between like and as is in formality. Like is common in conversation in comparative metaphors. As is still used in conversation, but it's more frequent in written English. I don't think I can think of examples as romantic as yours Silvio, but I'll try. Here we go.
The view was just as I remembered it.
In conversation, we might say, The view was just like I remembered it.
Exercise is just as important as diet for good health.
In conversation, we might say, Exercise, just like diet, is important for good health.
But I think we'd use the as. As structure to say something like She's as lovely as her sister.
In all of these examples, two states or things are being compared, the view before and now, exercise and diet, two sisters.谢谢。你为问我的问题举了十分诗意的例子。“如果我可以像鸟儿一样飞翔，我会爱你一如既往。”
我认为like和as之间最大的区别在于正式性。Like在对话中经常用作比较性的隐喻，as也在对话中使用，但在英语书面语中更为常用。我没法想到跟你一样浪漫的例子，但我会尽力而为。来，我们开始吧，Silvio。
景色跟我记住的一模一样。The view was just as I remembered it.
In conversation, we might say, The view was just like I remembered it.
在谈话中，我们可以说： The view was just like I remembered it.（景色跟我记住的一模一样）
锻炼和饮食对于健康一样重要。Exercise is just as important as diet for good health.
在对话中，我们可以说：锻炼，和饮食一样，对健康很重要。Exercise, just like diet, is important for good health.
然而我认为我们最好使用“as…as”结构，比如说，她和她的姐姐一样可爱。She's as lovely as her sister。
在所有这些例子中，两种状态或者两种事物举行了比较，之前的景色和现在的景色，锻炼和饮食，以及两姐妹等。
——译文来自: ellenana
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