An adverbial clause that represents a way or method is called a "mode adverbial clause".
The mode adverbial clause is the adverbial clause that describes the way the action is carried out, and it is often used with "and...... Same", "Like/As if ......" and "According to...... and so on.
Common introductory words are: as (which can be translated as "like...... The same; As ......"); as if or as though (which can be translated as "as if; As if "); the way (which can be translated as "according to the ...... method").
For example:
as, (just) as… so… The adverbial clause of the bootstrap is usually placed after the main clause, but in (just) as... so… The structure is located at the beginning of the sentence, at this time the as clause has a figurative meaning, meaning "as if...", "as if", mostly used in formal style,
Always do to the others as you would be done by.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
As water is to fish, so air is to man.
We can't live without air any more than fish can't live without water.
You must try to hold the tool as I do.
You have to take the tools like I did.
Leave the things as they are.
Don't touch these things.
We must do as the Party tells us (to do).
We must do what the party directs.
Just as John has changed, so has his wife
John has changed, and so has his wife.
Just as large companies are having to cut back, so small businesses are being forced to close.
Large companies have had to austererate, and small businesses have been forced to close.
Just as we sweep our rooms, so we should sweep backward ideas from our minds.
Just as we clean our houses, we also need to sweep away what is behind in our minds.
You should wait in line as others do.
You should wait in line like everyone else.
●由as if 或 as though引导
The tense in the clause guided by as if and as though depends on the speaker's attitude towards what is being said. If the speaker believes that his or her opinion is true or likely to be true, the clause predicate changes conventionally.
For example:
He looks as if he is angry.
He looked as if he was angry.
It looked as if there would be an exciting race.
It looks like there's going to be an exciting game.
When the spaceship leaves the earth at tremendous speed，the astronauts feel as if they are being crushed against the spaceship floor.
As the spacecraft leaves Earth at a tremendous speed, the astronauts feel as if they are being pressed against the bottom wall of the spacecraft.
If the content of the clause is untrue and contrary to the facts, the predicate tense of the clause should be in the subjunctive mood. The subject clause predicate is in the simple present tense and has no effect on the predicate form of the clause.
I remember the whole thing as if/as though it happened yesterday.
I remember the whole thing as if it happened yesterday. (Contrary to the facts, the predicate is in the subjunctive mood)
例句：It looks as if the weather may pick up very soon.
It looks like the weather will pick up soon. (More likely to be realized, predicate with declarative tone)
The meaning and usage of the two are the same, and the adverbial clause predicate that is drawn is mostly in the subjunctive mood, indicating that it is the opposite of the facts, and sometimes it is also in the declarative mood, indicating that the said situation is a fact or is more likely to be realized. The Chinese translation is often "as if...... "Like", "as if ...... like". These two conjunctions are often used after be, act, appear, behave, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste, and other verbs that describe behavior and behavior, leading to a way clause [2]. For example:
They completely ignore these facts as if (as though) they never existed.
They completely ignore these facts as if they didn't exist. (Contrary to the facts, the predicate is in a subjunctive mood.) ）
He looks as if (as though) he had been hit by lightning.
It was as if he had been struck by lightning. (Contrary to the facts, the predicate is in a subjunctive mood.) ）
It looks as if the weather may pick up very soon.
It looks like the weather will pick up soon. (The probability of realization is higher, and the predicate is in a declarative tone.) ）
Explanation: As if/as though can also lead to a participle, infinitive, adjective, or prepositional phrase, such as:
He stared at me as if seeing me for the first time.
He looked at me intently, as if he were seeing me for the first time.
He cleared his throat as if to say something.
He cleared his throat as if he was about to say something.
The waves dashed on the rocks as if in anger.
The waves crashed against the rocks, as if angry.
He acted just as if he were afraid.
He pretended to be scared.
He behaves as if he were a child.
He behaved like a child.
Don't behave as though you are the only one struggling for survival.
Don't act like you're the only one struggling to survive.
The boy talks as if he is an old man.
The boy spoke like an old man.
●in the way that
Please pronounce the word the way I do.请照我这样,读这个单词
They didn’t do it the way we do now.那时他们不像我们现在这样行事。
I can’t help seeing things the way they do.我禁不住也像他们那样看事物。
●Like colloquial language is commonly used
He sits there smiling like it was his birthday.他面带微笑坐在那儿,像是过生日似的.
(The subjunctive mood is used here, and it's worth noting that the be verb uses was, while the be verb that indicates the virtual as if can only be were.) ）
Caution:
1、固定句型A is to B what C is to D.意为“A对B而言正如C对D一样”。 意为A之于B犹如C之于D
A nest is to a bird what a house is to a man .鸟巢对于鸟儿就像房子对于人类。
Air is to human what water is to fish.
Air is to humans what water is to fish.
Water is to fish what air is to man. 水对鱼的关系，正如空气对人的关系。
A sail is to a boat what an engine is to a car. 桨与船就像机器与汽车。
A net is to a fisherman what a gun is to a hunter. 网和渔民正如枪和猎人。
Arms are to the body what branches are to a tree.
The relationship between the arm and the body is like the relationship between the branches and the tree.
Exercise is to the body what thinking is to the brain.
The relationship between movement and the body is like the relationship between thinking and the mind.
Three is to four what six is to eight. 三比四等于六比八。
Motherly love is to children what sunshine is to grass.
Mother's love is to children what sunshine is to grass.
Reading is to the mind what food is to the body.
Reading is to the mind what food is to the body.
Poultry is for the cook what canvas is for the painter.
A chef can't live without poultry, just as a painter can't live without a canvas.
Leaves are to the plant what lungs are to the animal.
Leaves are to plants what lungs are to animals.
A good teacher is to students what a bright light is to a voyage.
A good teacher is as important to a student as a beacon is to sailing.
Bubble tea is to Taiwan what coffee or soda is to the US. 奶茶与台湾的关系就跟咖啡或苏打与美国的关系一样。
Food is to the body what reading is to the knowledge．
Food is to the body what reading is to knowledge.
Oxygen is to the human beings what water is to the fish．
Oxygen is to humans what water is to fish.
Reading is to the mind what food is to the body.
Reading is to the mind what food is to the body.
Reading is to the spirit as exercises are to the body．
Reading is to the mind, just as exercise is to the body.
The slave is to the master what the body is to the mind.
A slave is to his master what a body is to his mind.
Sometimes we teach our children the way our parents have taught us.
Sometimes, we educate our children just as our parents once taught us.
I just did it the way you told me.
I did what you taught me.
2、as if, as though引导的从句若与事实相反，用虚拟语气；若与事实相符，不用虚拟语气。
The mountain stood as if it were a giant.
The mountain stood there like a giant.
The teacher explained the problem as if it were very easy.
The teacher explained the question as if it were very simple.
He spoke as if he knew everything.
He spoke as if he knew everything.
She acted as if she didn't care.
She acted like she didn't care.
More example sentences, everyone slowly experienced:
She ran as fast as she could.
She ran as hard as she could.
They worked as hard as they could.
They work hard.
The children played as if they were in a dream.
The children played like they were dreaming.
She sang as if she were a bird.
She sings like a bird.
He laughed as if he had heard a good joke.
He laughed as if he had heard a very funny joke.
The dog barked as if it were angry.
The dog barked as if it was angry.
John walked as if he had a limp.
John walked as if he was lame.
The car moved as if it were gliding.
The car was driving as fast as it seemed to be gliding.
She smiled as if she were happy.
She smiled as if she was happy.
He ate as if he were starving.
He ate as if he was dying of hunger.
The baby cried as if it were in pain.
The baby cried out as if he was in pain.
The sea looked as if it were calm.
The sea looks calm.
She wrote as if she were a professional.
She writes as if she were an expert.
The bird flew as if it were dancing.
The bird was flying, as if dancing.
The sun shone as if it were smiling.
The sun was shining, as if smiling.
The wind blew as if it were angry.
The wind blew like a fury.
The rain fell as if it were pouring.
Heavy rain poured down from the sky.
The cat purred as if it were contented.
The cat purred as if it were satisfied.
She dressed as if she were going to a party.
She was dressed up, like going to a party.
The movie played as if it were real.
That movie acted like the real thing.
The building shook as if it were an earthquake.
The building shook as if there had been an earthquake.
The river flowed as if it were alive.
The river flowed merrily as if it were alive.
The clock ticked as if it were counting down.
The clock ticked like a countdown.
The computer beeped as if it were finished.
The computer beeped as if it had been done.
He spoke as if he were a king.
He spoke like a king.
The car drove as if it were new.
The car drove like new.
She danced as if she were weightless.
She dances lightly, as if weightless.
The book read as if it were a mystery.
That book reads like a puzzle.
The tree swayed as if it were dancing.
The tree swayed as if it were dancing.
The boat sailed as if it were flying.
The boat was moving as fast as it could.
The ice melted as if it were a dream.
The ice melted, like a dream.
The moon shone as if it were a diamond.
The moonlight shone down softly, like a diamond.