Lesson 31　compare……to……把……比作……

句型“compare……to……”是通過動詞短語來表達喻義，本句型的標準形式是“主語+compare+本體+to+喻體”。翻譯為“把……比作……”。

征服句型

●Lu Xun compared time to the water in sponge.

魯迅把時間比喻成海綿里的水。

●Human beings usually compare primary scholars to the flowers of the country.

人們往往把小學生比作祖國的花朵。

●Nurses can be compared to angels in white.

護士被比作白衣天使。

●Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer.

科學家有時將人腦比作電腦。

●Soldiers compare people to the parents of back and belly.

軍人把人民看作衣食父母。

●He compared her to a summer day.

他將她比作夏天。

●Books can be compared to friends.

書可以比喻為朋友。

征服對話

●My mother compares me to her heart and liver.

●Wow, your mother loves you very much.

我媽媽把我比作她的心肝。哇，你媽媽非常愛你。

●Do you think it is worthwhile watching the ballet?

●It is really worth watching.The exquisite ballet dancers can be compared to white swans.

你認為這部芭蕾舞劇值得看嗎？

太值得了，優(yōu)美的芭蕾舞演員就像白天鵝。

●Life is compared to rolling hills.

●That is full of checkered career.

人生就像連綿起伏的山。那充滿了波折的經歷。

●Life is like voyage.You should prepare well for the unexpected dangers.

●I will.

生活就像海上航行，你要為突發(fā)的風險做好準備。我會的。

Tips

“compare”可用于主動和被動，翻譯為“把……比作……”。