Unit 116: Like and As.

A. Like=similar to/the same as

What a beautiful house. It's like a palace.

palace: cung dien

It's raining again. I hate weather like this.

B. Like=for example.

Some sports, like motor racing, can be dangerous.

or: such as.

Some sports, such as motor racing, ca be dangerous.

C. As ( truoc chu ngu+dong tu).

I didn't move anything. I left everything as I found it.

They did as they promised.

I can say: as you know, as I said, as she expected, as I thought.

As you know, it's Tom birthday next week.

I can say: as usual, as always.

You're late as usual.

D.  As and Like.

Compare:

Brenda Casey is the manager of a company. As the manager, she has to make many improtant.

Mary Stone is the assistant man ager. Like the manager, she also has to make important decisions.

decision: quyet dinh.

As=in the position of, in the form of.

A few years ago I worked as a bus driver.

Many English words can be used as verbs or nouns.

We say: regrad...as

I regrad her as my best friend.

regrad: xem nhu, coi nhu