Benjamin: I want you to have everything you want, all of it. I'm just not sure how to reconcile this...
我想让你得到一切你想要的,我只是不知道怎么适应。
Daisy: Would you tell a blind man he couldn't have children? You be a father for as long as you can.
你会告诉一个盲人他不能有孩子吗?只要你还活着,你就能当爸爸。
I know the consequences. I've accepted that.
我知道会有什么后果,我已接受事实。
——《返老还童》
as long as: 只要
as long as 用法扩展:
1. 首先,as...as 是比较级,所以as long as 的意思是“像……一样长”,否定结构是not so long as. 注意:long 既可以指“长度”,也可以指“时间”。例如:
This line is four times as long as that one.
这条线是那条线的四倍长。
My pencil is not so long as yours.
我的钢笔没有你的长。
You can keep the book as long as you like .
这本书你愿意看多长时间都行。
2 . 表示条件,意思是“只要”。例如:
As long as you tell truth , I”ll try to help you .
只要你说实话,我会尽力帮助你。
You may take this book away so long as you return it on time .
只要你准时把书还回来,你可以拿走它。
3 . 表示原因,意思是“既然,由于,因为”。例如:
So long as the weather is changeable these days , we'd better get in wheat in time .
因为近日天气可能变化,我们最好赶快收割麦子。
So long as you are going to town tomorrow , you can do something for me .
既然你明天到城里去,你可以为我做点事。