as well as用法浅谈

殷晓白

【摘要】“as well as”在英语学习中有多种用法，可以作并列连词，用以连接前后两个语法单位和功能一致的词语，连接名词，代词，形容词，副词，介词结构以及谓语动词或非谓语动词。“as well as”还可以用作介词，常用于as well as doing…的结构中，可译为“除了……还……”也可译为“ 不但……而且……”等；as well as doing可位于句末，也可位于句首，但必须分别在前后加上逗号。本文对于“as well as”的用法做了一些归纳并举了一些例句。

【关键词】as well as 用法 例句

as well as 有多种用法，现归纳并说明如下，

一、作并列连词，用以连接前后两个语法单位和功能一致的词语，形成A as well as B的结构，说话人意在强调A， 故A和B的位置不可互换，但汉译时应先译B，后译A，可译为“不但……而且……”或“既……又……“等。可被连接的词语有：

1.名词或代词，例：

（1）The students as well as the teacher swim every day. （比较：Not only teacher but also the students swim every day.） 不但老师，而且学生也每天游泳。

（2）He as well as you is responsible. （Not only you but also he is responsible）.不仅你而且他也有责任。

注：1）.A as well as B 结构作主语时，谓语动词的人称和数应与A 一致； 2）. A as well as B 结构作主语时， 可把A 保留在主语位置，而将 as well as B 加逗号于其前移置句末，如例2可改为：He is responsible， as well as you.

2.形容词或副词，例：The packing must be seaworthy as well as strong enough to stand shock and rough handling. 包装得坚固经得起震动和粗暴搬运，而且得适于海运。

3.介词结构，例：We traveled by night as well as by day. 我们日夜兼程。

4.谓语动词或非谓语动词。在此种情况下，前后两个谓语动词必须保持时态一致。在两个不定式中，后一个不定式的to可保留也可省去。

He publishes as well as prints his own books.他印刷且出版他自己的书。

二、依然用作并列连词并形成as well as B结构，但说话人对A 和B 均无强调倾向，as well as B只是表示增补或引伸，汉译按照原句顺序，A和B的位置不必颠倒，可译为“和”或“以及”等，连接的词语与第一种用法相同。例：Air as well as water is needed to make plants grow.空气和水是植物生长所必须的。

三、用作介词，常用于as well as doing…的结构中，可译为“除了……还……”也可译为“ 不但……而且……”等；as well as doing可位于句末，也可位于句首，但必须分别在前后加上逗号，例：The Japanese devils slaughtered the villagers， as well as burning down their houses. （= As well as burning down their houses， the Japanese devils slaughtered the villagers. 日本鬼子不仅烧毁了村民的房子，还屠杀了村民。

四、和 not only…but also…不同，as well as 可用于否定句，分两种情况：（1）as well as 位于not前，所连接的两部分均否定；（2）位于 not 后， 否定前者，肯定后者，as well as可译为“ 和……一样”等，例：Mr. Wang as well as Mr. Li does not teach history. （= Neither Mr. Wang nor Mr. Li teaches history.）王先生和李先生一样都不教历史。

比较：Mr. Wang does not teach history， as well as Mr. Li. 王先生不象李先生一样教历史。

附：as well as 也可作自由组合词组看，这时意为“ 和……一样好”用于比较状语从句， 因此 “ The audience sang as well as the choir.”这样的句子，除可译为“ 不但唱诗班唱，听众也唱”还可译为“听众和唱诗班唱得一样好”。为避免歧义，明确表达前一种意思，应改为：“The audience sang， as well as the choir.”（注意逗号）。为明确表达第二种意思，应在 “choir”后加did。