1、方式状语从句通常由as, (just) as…so…, as if, as though, by,with引导,多用来谈论某人的行为或者做某事的方式。

2、as引导方式状语从句

在英文中，as引导方式状语从句是用来修饰句子谓语部分的。请看例句：

1)Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorsnt of evolution:they “look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship,as at something wholly beyond his comprehension”.

妙语点睛:这里的as a savage looks at a ship做状语，表示方式，修饰主句的谓语部分look at an organic being。此外，这里有一个形容词短语ignorant of evolution做定语，后置修饰those。

译文:达尔文有句话描写那些不懂得进化论的人们：他们“看待一种生物就像野蛮人看着船一样，把它视为他们完全不能理解的东西。”

3、as引导方式状语从句可倒装

as引导方式状语从句可以采用倒装结构，此时的结构一般是“as+助动词+主语，as往往是代替被省略的谓语部分”。

Some asian nations and regions reiterated their opposition to a war,as did many og their citizens who worry Bush has already given up on hopes for a peaceful resolution to the crisis.

妙语点睛:这里as引导的从句的主语是many of their citizens,被后置，故是一个倒装结构，完整的句子相当于as many of their citizens...reiterated their opposition to a war.

译文:一些亚洲国家和地区重申了他们反对战争的立场，他们的许多公民也持同样的立场，因为他们担心小布什已经放弃了和平解决这一危机的希望。