1.as long as 长达，只要
he spends as long as three hours stuying english every day.他每天花长达三小时学英语
as if 好像 now that既然 in order that 为了，表目的
it seemed as if the meeting would never end .看起来会议没完没了
as it is 事实上 as is often the case 像往常一样 as it turns out 果不其然
i didnt need my umbrella,as it turned out, it didnt rain.
我就不必带伞，果不其然，并未下雨。
so far as就...而言，到.....程度，在....范围内。
so long as只要 in case万一 ，以防 as may be expected正如所料
as may be expected,the response to the question was mixed.
正如所料,人们对这个问题观点不一。
as often as not 常常
as often as not i skip lunch and work right through.
我常常是不吃中午饭而继续干下去的。
as opposed to 与.....相比，相反，而不是
as opposed to last year, his income of this year is small.
与去年相比，他今年的收入少了。
as poor as a church mouse一贫如洗
although very rich in his youth ,he is now as poor as a church mouse.
虽然年轻时很有钱，他现在却一贫如洗。
as regards 关于，至于
i have little information as regards his past.
我对他过去的情况不太了解。
as such照此 as the proverb runs 俗话说
as the proverb runs: nothing in the world is too hard to do if we set our minds on it.
俗话说：世上无难事，只怕有心人。
as the saying goes 俗语说，常言道
it is no use crying over split milk,as the saying goes.
常言道，后悔药难吃
as well as也
he grows flowers as well as vegetables.他种菜也种花
as far as 就...而言，到.....程度，在....范围内。
ask after 问候
jim has been asking after you.吉姆一直在问候你的健康状况。
ask for leave 请假
he asked for leave to visit his mother in hospital.
他请假为了探望住院母亲。
ask for trouble自找麻烦，自讨苦吃
if we drink and drive,we are asking for trouble.
我们如果酒后开车，就是自找麻烦。
ask sb of sth. 问某人某事
my mother asked me of the latest exam.
我妈问我最近的一次考试成绩。

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