■他雖是個(gè)孩子, 但已干得很不錯(cuò)了。

誤：A child as [though] he was, he did quite well.

正：Child as (=though) he was, he did quite well.

析：在 as 引起的讓步狀語從句的倒裝形式中，置于句首的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞通常不用冠詞。

■小孩喜歡像糖果和玩具之類的東西。

誤：Children like such things like candy and toys.

正：Children like such things as candy and toys.

析：在 such... as 是固定搭配，不要受漢語影響將 as 換成like 之類的詞。

■不要讀你看不懂的書。

誤：Don’t read such books that you don’t understand.

正：Don’t read such books as you don’t understand.

析：本來 such...as 和 such...that 都可以說，但在這兩個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中，as是關(guān)系代詞，用以引導(dǎo)定語從句，且在此定語從句中用作 undeerstand的賓語；而 that 是連詞，用以引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句。比較：

誤：He is such a clever boy as we all like him.

正：He is such a clever boy that we all like him.

■既然你很忙，那就不必來了。

誤：As you are busy, so you needn’t come.

正：As you are busy, you needn’t come.

正：You are busy, so you needn’t come.

析：as 是從屬連詞，在此引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句；so 是并列連詞，在此連接一個(gè)并列句，所以此句結(jié)構(gòu)混亂，應(yīng)去掉其中一個(gè)。順 便說一句，若 as 引導(dǎo)方式狀語，則可以與 so 連用。如：As you treat me, so I shall treat you.(你怎樣對我，我就怎樣對你)。As you like music, so I like poetry.(正如你喜歡音樂，我喜歡詩歌)。

■我打算去郵局。——當(dāng)你在郵局的時(shí)候，請幫我買幾張郵票好嗎?

誤：I’m going to the post offic.—As you are there, can you get me some stamps?

正：I’m going to the post offic.—While you are there, can you get me some stamps?

析：as 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句表示“當(dāng)...的時(shí)候”、“在... 期間” 時(shí)，該從句的謂語通常是那些表示動作意義的動詞，而不能是 be(是，在), have(有)，like(喜歡)，belong(屬于)等表示狀 態(tài)或靜態(tài)意義的動詞。