as...as before结构的分析

问题描述

Consequently he was still as poor as before.

如果第二个 as 是介词或连词，before 是副词，这样的搭配能行吗？是不是省略了什么？

老师答疑

龙老师：

Consequently he was still as poor as before.

是的，as before 可以看作是一种承前省略。但要注意省略前的时态。如：

Consequently he was still as poor as before.

= Consequently he was still as poor as he had been before.

再如：

(1) He is as busy as before.

= He is as busy as he was before. 他还是像以前那样忙。

(2) I was no as nervous as before.

= I was no as nervous as I had been before. 我不像以前那样紧张。

(3) I haven’t as much responsibility as before.

= I haven’t got as much responsibility as I did before. 我不再担负过去那样多的责任了。

(4) He was working as hard as before.

= He was still working as hard as had been doing before. 他还是像以前那样努力工作。

这样的 as 为从属连词，用于引导比较状语从句，从句内容通常会有所省略（承前省略）。

陈老师：

Consequently he was still as poor as before.

如果第二个 as 是介词或连词，before 是副词，这样的搭配能行吗？是不是省略了什么？

解答如下：

as ...as before 意思，和以前一样....。省略和前面相同的谓语成分。

Much as I hope I may gain weight, (yet) I am still as thin as before.

虽然我非常希望增加体重，但我仍然像以前一样的瘦。
Obviously he was just as childlike as before.

他当年那股调皮劲显然还没改。

I haven't as much responsibility as before.

我不再担负过去那样多的责任了。