I live a long way from work, as [which] you know. 我住得離工作單位很遠,這你是知道的。
1. 通常要用as的場合
?、佼攺木湮挥谥骶淝懊鏁r,只用 as。如:
As is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month. 月球每月繞地球轉一周,這是每個人都清楚的。
?、谟糜趕uch, as, the same后引導限制性定語從句時,只能用as。如:
I never heard such stories as he tells. 我從未聽過他講那樣的故事。
This is the photo which shows my house. 這張照片拍的是我的住宅。
2. 兩者的細微區(qū)別
?、賏s引導的非限制性定語從句應與主句在意義上和諧一致,which無此限制。如:
He went abroad, as [which] was expected. 他出國了,這是大家預料到的。
He went abroad, which was unexpected. 他出國了,這讓大家感到很意外。(不用as)
?、赼s引導非限制性定語從句時,先行詞通常不能是主句中某個具體的詞,而應是整個句子、整個短語或某個短語推斷出來的概念,而which 則無此限制。如:
The river, which flows through London, is called the Thames. 這條流經(jīng)倫敦的河叫泰晤士河。(不用as)
?、郛攁s引導非限制性定語從句作主語時,其謂語通常應是連系動詞,而不宜是其他動詞,而 which則無此限制。如:
She has married again, as [which] seemed natural. 她又結婚了,這似乎很自常。
She has married again, which delighted us. 她又結婚了,這使我們很高興。(不用as)