请问like可以引导虚拟语气从句吗，就像as if

He sits there smiling like it was his birthday.

请问从句是虚拟语气吗

like 可以用来引导吗,相当于as if

谢谢老师

like用作连词并非是标准英语，like用作连词相当于as if/as though，这在很多词典中都有介绍。like和as if/as though一样，从句中的谓语可用或不用虚拟语气。请看COCA例句：

This sounds like they want to control things.

It seems like you have grown a lot lately.

Her face looks like she could be twenty-five.

He's acted for four years like he didn't need us.

She looks like she would give away to anyone.

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He sits there smiling like it was his birthday.

在美国英语中，like 可以用作连词，引导“方式状语从句”。相当于 as 或 as if。

Please do the job like I do. （= as 按照，像）

He sits there smiling like it was his birthday.（= as if 好像，仿佛）
网友这个句子，was 是一般过去时，是陈述语气，不是虚拟语气。

was 表示“过去是”，暗示着“生日已过或刚刚过”，比如，昨天过了生日，就可以说这话。

语境的意思是：他坐在那儿，笑眯眯的，仿佛刚刚过了生日似的。