同意legend老师的解答。费致德《现代英语惯用法词典》有如下解释可供参考：

美国人把the way用为副词对格，等于in the way (manner) in which；有时去掉in the way的in，也有时用为直接宾语。含义如下：

1. the way = as

I fixed things the way he wanted. 我按照他的要求的样子把东西搞好了。

2. the way = according as

We must do the way Chairman Mao teaches us. 我们必须按照毛主席教导的那样做。

3. the way = how

Mrs Collion's eyes filled. She said, "No one except you, not even the children can understand the way I miss David."柯林斯太太眼睛充满了泪水。她说：“除你以外，没有人理解我是多么地想念大卫，甚至那些孩子们也不理解。”