Question

have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down 这个短文第54个空为什么用as而不用like

Answer 1

As 在此意思是“正如，像”可以看作引导的是省略的状语从句
as 和 like 在汉语中都译做"像",但字面下的隐含意思是不同的.
like侧重A B两者间的比较,并不意味着A和B属于一类或完全相似.
例如:He speak English like an Englishman.(=in a way an Englishman
speaks English.)
表示有些相象
as则侧重于同一性,意味着A B两者属于同一类或完全相似.
例如:He speaks English as an Englishman.(=as well as an English.)
表示讲得一样好

as与like是英语中常见的两个词,他们的语义和用法很多.在语义上者两个词都可以当"像......","正如......"讲,说明人与人、物与物、动作与动作、状态与状态之间的相似之处。但其语法结构却是不一样的。
一、当“像”讲时，语法结构的不同之处是：
1、as作连接词。她引导比较状语从句和方式状语从句，而且这两种从句通常为省略句。例如：
1、She is a fine singer, as her mother used to be.
2、There is as much water in this cupas in that one.
2、like作介词。例如：
3、My sister isn''t much like me.
4、The robot can''t work like man.
如果需要加强语气，再这两个词之前加上just之类的词即可。例如：
5、All the plants and animals need air just as they need water.
6、Mary goes to school at seven every morning just like her brother.
含义不同之处是：
(1)like只是单纯表示比较，而且通常不是同类事物进行比较：
7、The ship looks like a high building.