Question

teaching is as much an art as it is a science.

大佬这句怎么理解啊，我不是单纯要翻译，谢谢。那个it is是干嘛的？

Answer 1

翻译为：

人们普遍相信教学和科学一样是一门艺术。

as...as...中间可以接adj./adv.的原行，也可以接名词，

结构如下：as + much+a/an+n.(可数名词单数)+as...

1、【that teaching is as much an art as it is a science】主语从句（后置），it是形式主语。

2、as much an art【 as it is a science 】比较状语从句作much的程度状语。

3、【试译：】人们普遍认为，教学是一门科学，更是一门艺术。

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Answer 2

as much as和...差不多，一样
可以看成两个句子teaching is an art & it(代teaching)is a science
所以主谓还是不能少
教学既是一门艺术，也是一门科学。