Explain it as simply as you can. 

盡可能簡單地解釋一下。

The children streaked off down the street as fast as they could. 

孩子們拼命地沿街飛跑。

5. 用于as…as can [could] be結(jié)構(gòu)時，通常可譯為“極其”“非?！薄耙唷投唷薄Ｈ纾?/p>

Both houses were as clean as could be. 

兩座房子都極其干凈。

A：What was the weather like on your holiday? 

你度假時天氣怎么樣?

B：It was as good as could be expected.  

好得很。

6. 當(dāng)該結(jié)構(gòu)后接數(shù)量表示程度時，相用法大致相當(dāng)于up to，通常可譯為“達(dá)到”。如：

She can run as fast as 20 miles an hour. 

她每小時能跑20英里。

The speed can vary by as much as 15per cent. 

其速度的差別可高達(dá)15%。

The authorities fear as many as fifty thousand people were killed in the earthquake. 

當(dāng)局擔(dān)心地震中死亡的人數(shù)已高達(dá)五萬之多。

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