as often as及其他
“as often as” 是一个比较结构，用来表示两个动作的频率相同。以下是 “as often as” 及其他类似结构的解释：
- as often as： I go to the gym as often as he does. （我去健身房的频率和他一样。） “as often as” 表示两个动作发生的频率相同。
- as much as： She loves chocolate as much as I do. （她和我一样喜欢巧克力。） “as much as” 表示两者在某个方面相同。
- as little as： It takes as little as ten minutes to walk to the park. （步行到公园只需要不到十分钟。） “as little as” 表示数量很少。
- as soon as： I’ll call you as soon as I get home. （我一到家就给你打电话。） “as soon as” 表示一件事情发生后立即发生另一件事情。
- as well as： She speaks English as well as Spanish. （她英语说得和西班牙语一样好。） “as well as” 表示两者在某个方面同样好。
- as far as： As far as I know, the event is still on. （据我所知，活动还在进行。） “as far as” 表示就我所知。
- as long as： You can stay here as long as you want. （只要你愿意，你可以一直在这里呆着。） “as long as” 表示只要条件满足。
这些结构在英语中常用于不同的情境，用来比较、表示条件、描述频率等。
■as often as用于字面义，表示“与……一样经常”，可视为as…as结构与often的自然搭配；若用作习语，则表示“每当”。如：
I don’t visit my parents as often as I should. 我去看望的次数不够经常。
As often as I tried to phone him the line was engaged. 每次我给他打电话都占线。
另外，习惯搭配as often as not的意思是“往往”“通常”，不能按字面来理解。如：
As often as not, he forgets his homework. 他常常忘做家庭作业。
■其他的还有：
as soon as 字面意思为“与……一样快”；作为习语，其意为“一……就”。
as long as字面意思为“与……一样长（久）”；作为习语，其意为“只要”。
as well as字面意思为“与……一样好”； 作为习语，其意为“不但……而且”“既是……也是”“而且”“还”。
