方式状语从句的基础知识

方式状语从句是描述动作方式的从句。方式状语从句常由as, as if as though等词引导，通常位于主句之。

方式状语从句的用法

A. as, just as

这两个连词的意思是如……，正如……一样。just as 比as 语气要强一些。

Do in Rome as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

Leave things as they are.

让一切顺其自然。

Please do as you are told.

请按照人家告诉你做的去做。(也可说Please do as told.)

Balloons float in the air just as boats do on the sea.

气球在空中就如同船浮在海面上一样。

注意：

在口语中，还可用like来代替as，引导一个方式状语从句。

She is doing the work exactly like I want her to.

她正在完全按照我要她的那样在做这项工作。

Do you make bread like you make cakes

你做面包的方法是不是和做点心一样?

B.as if, as though

由as if 或as though引导的状语从句可以用陈述语气表示可能符合事实的情况，也可以用虚拟语气的过去式表示现在不符的或与事实相反的情况(见第3章虚拟语气)。

She looks as if she is ill.

看上去她好象是生病了。

The boy plays piano as though he has a natural ear for music.

这孩子弹起钢琴来家好象天生很懂音乐似的。

They talked loudly as if nobody were around.

他们大声说话仿佛周围没人似的。

He acted as ifthough nothing had happened

他装得似乎什么事也未发生过。