just as…so… 句型的三种用法

just as…so… 句型的三种用法 

just as…as…是英语中一个有用句型，归纳起来，有以下三种用法：

用法一：表示“正如……，……也……”“……就像……一样”。如：

Just as French people enjoy their wine, so the British enjoy their beer. 英国人喜欢啤酒就如法国人喜欢嗜酒一样。

用法二：表示“随着……，……也……”，第一分句用 as，第二分句用 so引导。发生在第二个分句的情况在一定程度上取决于发生在第一个分句情况，而且两种情况同时发生。如：

As the cost of keeping money in the bank increases, so it’s spent faster. 随着在银行存钱的费用增加，人们的钱花得也更快了。

As the genetic secrets of muscle growth unfold, so the prospects for genetically manipulating muscle fibres improve. 随着肌肉生长的遗传奥秘的揭开，在遗传上控制肌肉纤维的前景也就更好。

用法三：用于 As A is to B, so C is to D 这样的形式，意思是“C之于D，犹如A之于B”。如：

As soul is to a body, so is love [so love is] to a home. 爱之于家庭犹如灵魂之于身体。

As unselfishness is the real test of strong affection, so unselfishness ought to be the real test of the very highest kind of art. 正如无私是钟爱的真正考验，无私也是最高艺术的真正考验。

补充一：该句式还有以下变体或相似表达：

■A is to B as C is to D  A之于B，犹如C之于D。如：

Air is to man as water is to fish. 空气之于人犹如水之于鱼。

Water is to fish as air is to men. 水之于鱼，犹如空气之于人。

Parks are to the city as lungs are to the body. 公园之于都市，正如肺之于人。

■A is to B what C is to D  A之于B，犹如C之于D。如：

Air is to us what water is to fish. 我们离不开空气，就像鱼儿离不开水一样。

Engines are to machines what hearts are to animals. 发动机对机器之关系犹如心脏对动物之关系。

Reading is to the mind what food is to the body. 读书与思想的关系就好比食物与健康的关系。

What blood vessel is to a man’s body, railway is to transportation. 铁路对于运输犹如血管对于人体一样重要。

An individual is to a country what a screw is to a machine. 一个人对于国家的作用，犹如螺丝钉对于机器同等重要。