as much as 的用法
as much as 看似简单，但在实际运用中却相当复杂，不仅用法颇多，而且许多含有as much as 结构的句子往往不好理解（尤其是不好翻译成中文），对许多同学来说都是一个难点。为帮助同学们攻克这一难点，本文拟对此作一个全面的总结和分析。
一、表示数量
1.表示数量，意为“……难忘同窗情之多”“多达” 如：
In fact it cost me as much as 100 dollars. 事实上，它整整花了我100美元。（一笔钱）
We walked as much as 50 miles that day.
那天我们整整走了50英里。 （一段距离）
注：如上例所示，as much as 用于表示具体的数量时，其后接的可能是可数名词，但由于它们意义上仍然为不可数，故用 as much as，不用 as many as。
但是下面这句是错的：
I read as much as 100 articles today.
因为这里的 100 articles 表示的是可数概念，故应改为：
I read as many as 100 articles.
天气降温2. 表示模糊的数量，其意为“与……一样多”，有时 much 后可接被修饰的名词（不可数）。 如：
I ate as much as I could. 我能吃多少就吃了多少。
I’ll spend as much as necessary.需要花多少钱，我就花多少钱。
二、表示程度
1. 译为“尽量”“尽最大(可能）”，主要用于 as...as possible ［one can］。如：
You ought to rest as much as possible. 你应当尽量多休息。
I have helped you as much as I can. Now it is up to you.
我已尽我所能地帮助你了。现在该看你自己了。
2. 译为妇洁舒洗液“像……一样（的程度）”。如：
祸从口出He doesn’t think of you as much as he ought to (think of you). 他没有像本应该的那样对你好。
We’re in the dark just as much as you are.
我们跟你们一样被蒙在鼓里。
3. 译为“与……一样多”。如：
I haven’t as much responsibility as before.
我不再担负过去那样多的责任了。
4. 译为“好像”“几乎”“差不多”“等于”=nearly/as good as。如：
That is as much as saying(表语) I am a liar.
那无异于说我撒谎。
You said “all right”， which was as much as to say that you were satisfied. 你当时说“行”，这就等于说你认为满意。
注：as much as to say ［saying］ 可视为习语，意为“等于说”。
现代情诗5. 译为“既……又”“不仅……而且”(平等的成分)。如：
It is as much your responsibility as mine. 这件事你和我一样都有责任。
He retorted that it was my fault as much as his.
他反驳说那不仅是他的错，而且也是我的错。
6. 有时有较灵活的译法：[not as....与其说(前者),不如说(后者),即否定前者,肯定后者]
His latest play is not as much a farce as a burlesque tragedy.
冰箱寿命
他最近的一个剧本与其说是一个闹剧，不如说是一个滑稽的悲剧。
It is not so much the language_____the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand.
A.as B.nor C.but D.like
三、表示经常性=as often as
Do you dine out as much as you did in Paris？
你还像在巴黎那样常常在外面吃饭吗？
Grandma’s getting on a bit and doesn’t go out as much as she ud to. 奶奶年事日高， 不像从前那样常出门了。
四、两点特别说明
1. 第二个 as 有时为关系代词，用以引导定语从句。如：
I gave him as much as he could eat. 他能吃多少，我就给了他多少。
As much as he earned was given to his girlfriend.
他赚的钱都给了他的女朋友。
2. 当连接两个成分作主语时，其后谓语动词习惯上要与前面一个成分保持一致。=as well as(也驱动顶尖,又) 供应商管理制度如：
John， as much as his brothers， was responsible for the loss. 不仅约翰的兄弟要对这损失负责，而且约翰自己也要对这损失负责。
