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Just as A is to B, so C is to D.  = A is to B what / as C is to D

对比：A is as much + 名词 + as B is  “…和…同样…”，be通常省略或放句末

典例：(1) Just as water is the most important of liquids, so air is the

          most important of gases.

      (2) Comets are just as much members of the sun’s family as (are) the

          other planets.

         彗星和其他的行星同样是太阳家族的成员。

      (3) To eat too much is as much a bad thing as to eat nothing.

         吃太多和什么都不吃同样是坏事。

      (4) He is as much a member of the orchestra as Tom.

          他和汤姆同样是管弦乐队的成员。

      (5) A nest is to a bird what a house is to a man.

          巢穴对于鸟如房子对于人。

      (6) A sail is to a boat what an engine is to a car.

          帆对于船的作用正如发动机对于车的作用一样。

      (7) What a gun is to a hunter a net is to a fish man.

          渔网对于渔夫正如枪对于猎人一样。

仿练：(1) ______ radar is to airplanes and ships, ______ eyes are to the

          human’s body.

         A.Such…as  B.Just…as  C.Such as…so  D.Just as…so

      (2) It was believed by the ancient Egyptians that intellect was to

          the mind ______ sight was to the body. 

         A.what  B.so  C.that  D.like

      (3) Air is to man ______ water is to fish.

         A.which  B.what  C.as  D.so