as sharp as a needle 其利如針

as steady as a rock 穩(wěn)如磐石

as greedy as a wolf 貪焚如狼

as patient as an ox 忍耐如牛

as breve as a lion 勇如猛師

as red as a cherry 紅似櫻桃

as green as grass 綠如青草

as fair as a rose 艷如玫瑰

as sweet as honey 甜如蜂蜜

as round as a ball 圓如球

as free as air 自由如空氣

as white as snow 潔白如雪

as pale as death 蒼白如死

as deep as a well 深如井

as good as gold貴若黃金

as hot as fire 睹熱如火

cf, as hot as a steamer 熱如蒸籠 

3. 有文化含義的詞、短語的文化背景

下面的詞語在不同的語言中有不同的內(nèi)涵和外延，在一種語言中可能是褒義的，而在另外的語言中卻是貶義的。

鳳凰 phoenix， (Chinese phoenix 加了限定詞 Chinese 以區(qū)別西方的phoenix。)該鳥在西方文化中是一種不死鳥(immortal bird);五百年一輪回，自焚成灰，然后再生，輪回不死；而中國文化中的鳳凰是百鳥之王，是高貴與富貴的象征。中國的鳳凰還分雌雄：雌為鳳(feng );雄為凰（huang )。

龍dragon是中華及中國人的圖騰，是一神奔騰向上的力量象征;而在英語中則是邪惡的象征。