So long as Ben is shown exactly how to do something, he is less likely to figure out himself how to accomplish such a task.
如果我们向Ben演示该如何做某件事,那他就不大可能自行想方设法完成这件事。
请问专家老师们,as long as或so long as的意思通常是“只要”,是否也有“如果”的含义呢?望老师赐教。
so/as long as用作连词通常表达两种意思:
1.相当于if或provided that“如果;只要”,用以引导条件状语从句。如:
You can go out, as long as you promise to be back before eleven o'clock.如果你答应11点钟以前回来,你就可以出去。《英语惯用短语词典》
2.相当于since,because,或considering that“既然;因为;由于”,用以引导原因状语从句。如:
As long as we've driven this far,we might as well go on.既然我们已经驶得这么远了,就不妨继续往前驶。《英语常用短语词典》
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“只要”和“如果......(的话)”实际上都是表示条件。所以,虽然我们通常把as long as或so long as翻译成“只要”,但是也可以翻译成“如果”。例如:as long as [连](1)......(2)只要......,如果......的话(so long as)/ I'll lend it to you as long as you handle it with care.只要你小心使用,我会借给你。(摘自1997年1月第1版《外研社、建宏英汉多功能词典》第881页)