​Meanings of 'As' "as"的含义

Meanings of 'As'

"as"的含义

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　　By Gena Bennett

　　26 January 2024

　　Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Bill in China about the word "as."

　　Question

　　Dear VOA,

　　Thank you for your high quality American English teaching!

　　The following sentence is from one of your recent news, and I can't understand a bit of it. Would you like to help me?

　　And the comedy "Poor Things" upset summer hit "Barbie," as Hollywood threw its biggest party since labor disputes shut down much of show business last year.

　　To be precise, I can't understand the part after "as Hollywood..."

　　I think "as Hollywood..." might be a reason to describe the part before.

　　Thanks a lot.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Bill YANG from Beijing, China

　　Answer

　　Thank you for writing, Bill. This is a very good question. The word "as" has many meanings and uses in English. In your example, "as" is a subordinator. Subordinators are used to join two clauses and add information.

　　In this sentence, "as" shows that the events were happening at the same time. The movie "Poor Things" upset the movie "Barbie" at the same time that Hollywood threw its biggest party. Both things happened at the Golden Globes earlier this month.

　　In addition to meaning "at the same time," "as" can be used to establish a reason.

　　I don't need to write it down, as I trust myself.

　　"I trust myself" is the reason I don't need to write it down.

　　"As" can also be used to point to the future. For example:

　　As you're coming to the station, you'll see a pub in front of you.

　　In this sentence, "as" points to a future time.

　　"As" is often used as a subordinator in many longer phrases. These phrases include "as long as", "as soon as", "as far as".

　　There are many other ways to use "as" in a sentence. It can be a preposition, part of a prepositional verb, and used with adjectives or adverbs for comparison. But we can talk about those meanings another time.

　　We hope this explanation helps you understand the meaning of "as" in your example, Bill.

　　Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.

　　And that's Ask a Teacher.

　　I'm Gena Bennett.

　　Gena Bennett wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.

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　　作者：Gena Bennett

　　日期：2024年1月26日

　　你好！这周在“问教师”栏目中，我们将回答来自中国的Bill关于单词"as"的问题。

　　问题

　　亲爱的VOA，

　　感谢你们高质量的美式英语教学！

　　以下这句话来自你们最近的一则新闻，我有些不太理解，你们能帮助我吗？

　　喜剧片《可怜的事》打败了夏季热门影片《芭比》，因为好莱坞在去年劳资纠纷导致大部分娱乐业停摆后举办了最大的派对。

　　准确来说，我不太理解"as Hollywood..."之后的部分。

　　我认为"as Hollywood..."可能是用来描述前面部分的原因。

　　非常感谢。

　　此致，

　　来自中国北京的Bill YANG

　　答复

　　感谢你的来信，Bill。这是一个非常好的问题。在英语中，"as"有许多含义和用法。在你的例子中，"as"是一个从属连词。从属连词用来连接两个从句并添加信息。

　　在这个句子中，"as"表明这些事件是同时发生的。电影《可怜的事》在好莱坞举办最大派对的同时，打败了电影《芭比》。这两件事都发生在本月早些时候的金球奖上。

　　除了表示"同时"，"as"还可以用来建立原因。

　　我不需要写下来，因为我信任自己。

　　"我信任自己"是我不需要写下来的原因。

　　"as"也可以用来指向未来。例如：

　　当你来到车站时，你会看到你前面有一个酒吧。

　　在这个句子中，"as"指向一个未来的时间。

　　"as"经常作为一个从属连词用在许多较长的短语中。这些短语包括"as long as"（只要），"as soon as"（一...就...），"as far as"（就...来说）。

　　还有许多其他方式可以在句子中使用"as"。它可以作为介词，作为介词动词的一部分，和形容词或副词一起用于比较。但我们可以在另一个时间讨论这些含义。

　　我们希望这个解释能帮助你理解你的例子中"as"的含义，Bill。

　　你对美式英语有什么问题吗？请给我们发送电子邮件至learningenglish@voanews.com。

　　以上就是“问教师”栏目的内容。

　　我是Gena Bennett。

　　Gena Bennett为VOA学习英语编写了这节课。

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　　这个故事中的词汇

　　a bit—adv. 一点，少量

　　precise–adj. 精确的

　　upset –v. 推翻，颠覆

　　clause–n. 带有动词的词组