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问题描述
It looks like Mary is too tired to walk on. 看起来本玛丽已累得走不动了。
It looks like the weather is changing for the worse. 看来天气变得更糟了。
请问专家：这里的It looks like+句子可以变成 sb / sth looks like+句子吗？比如上面两句变成：
Mary looks like she is too tired to walk on.
The weather looks like it is changing for the worse.
老师答疑
刘老师：
▲网友的判断和理解都是正确的！这种转换表达了相同的意思。
It looks like Mary is too tired to walk on. 看起来本玛丽已累得走不动了。
It looks like the weather is changing for the worse. 看来天气变得更糟了。
首先需要说明的是：
1. like 不仅可以用作介词，而且，在非正式英语中还可以用作连词，后接从句，如网友给的这两个例句。这时，like 的意思相当于as if。现在，这种用法已经比较普遍，尤其是美国英语。
2. 在It looks like (=as if)...结构中，it 是引导词，没有实际意义，指某种情况或现象，like 引导表语从句。这时，我们可以用实际主语替换it，转换成以下两句，以下句子中的like，同样可以换成as if：
Mary looks like she is too tired to walk on.
The weather looks like it is changing for the worse.
▲又如：
1. He looks like he's ready to fight a dozen bad guys before breakfast and then go out and rope wild horses.
=It looks like he's ready to fight a dozen bad guys before breakfast and then go out and rope wild horses.
他看起来好像他能在吃早饭前和十几个坏人搏斗一番，然后再出去用绳子套野马。
2. He looks like he can hold his liquor. Let's see how long he lasts.
=It looks like he can hold his liquor. Let's see how long he lasts.
他看起来好像海量,让我们看看他能撑到几时。
3. But he looks like he's never touched a key in his life!
=But it looks like he's never touched a key in his life!
但他看起来好像这辈子从来没有摸过钢琴键盘！
4. She looks like she hasn't slept for days.
=It looks like she hasn't slept for days.
她看起来好像好几天没睡觉似的。
5. Milly, you look like you're asking for it.
=Milly, it looks like you're asking for it.
米莉，看起来你是在自讨苦吃。
6. You look like you've been bawling.
=It looks like you've been bawling
你好像哭了很久。
7. You look like you are in good shape.
=It looks like you are in good shape.
你的体形看起来很好。
8. You look like you need some help to lift the box.
=It loks like you need some help to lift the box.
看来，你需要人帮忙抬起这只箱子。
9. You look like you can do with some help.
=It looks like you can do with some help.
看来你需要些帮助。
黎老师：
▲2008年7月第1版《外研社英汉多功能词典》p.1248xc：
It looks like he will win the championship.
= He looks like winning the championship.
看起来他会获得冠军。
▲薄冰教授在《英语惯用法词典》中指出：
在美国可用look like代替look as if（或 as though）。例如：
He looks just like he is insane. 他如同疯人一般。/ It looks like he means to go. 他好像打算去。
▲《朗文高级英语应试词典》指出：
有些人认为这种用法（即like作连词表示“好像”的用法）不正确。
▲《韦氏高阶英语词典》也指出：
The use of like as a conjunction is regarded by some people as an error. It occurs mainly in speech and informal writing.(p.948)
建议：我们最好使用 look as if（或 look as though），尽量不用 look like。
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