1.as long as 只要;如果
As long as I deliver the goods, my boss is very happy.
只要我做好本职工作,我的老板就很高兴 。
Anyone can be an astrologer as long as they are mathematically minded.
任何善于运算的人都可以成为占星家 。
2.start out 启程,出发
The child'll start out by making relatively few distinctions in the language.
孩子开始时不太能辨别语言中的差别 。
Let's start out before dawn.
让我们在天亮前起身 。
3.associate with 与…交往,联系
Don't associate with such people.
勿与此辈来往 。
Never associate with bad companions.
别和坏人结交 。