The man who had been shot was as good as dead.

He was as good as dead after so much exercise.

这么多训练过后他几乎累得快死了.

He is as good as dead.

他和死了一样.

XML is now the standard data format in fields as diverse as publishing, engineering, and medicine.

现在，在出版、工程、医药等诸多领域，XML已成为标准数据格式。

Yet the company is expanding outside of China, to places as diverse as the US, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

然而，该公司正在向中国以外拓展，包括美国、东欧、拉丁美洲等各个地区。

ISIS runs bureaucratic institutions as diverse as post offices, soup kitchens and adoption centers.

ISIS还运行了多种官僚机构，包括邮局，汤厨房和收养中心等等。

Therefore, one of the first sights many travelers see when arriving in countries as diverse as Brazil, China, for example,

因此，许多游客到其他国家时，不管是巴西，还是中国，看到的第一个景象，

Traditional Chinese medicine has been increasing in popularity in markets as diverse as Japan, the US and Africa.

从日本、美国到非洲的广阔市场上，中药正受到越来越多的欢迎。

Delay differential dynamical systems have appeared in areas of applications as diverse as neural networks, optics, biology, and automatic control theory.

滞时微分动力系统在神经网络、光学、生态学、自动控制等许多领域具有广泛的应用。

Such indices are used to price commodities as diverse as petrol and gold.

这些指数用来为石油和黄金等各种大宗商品定价。

In sectors as diverse as software, biotechnology, medical instrumentation, telecommunications and sports equipment, users are spurring growth.

在软件、生物技术、医疗器械、电信和运动器材等各种领域，用户正在刺激增长。

With hundreds of languages and dialects spoken from around the world, few cities are as diverse as New York.

世界各地有数以百计的语言及各种方言，但很少有城市像纽约这样多样化。

Trying to find a single coherent account of events in a country as diverse as Russia is risky.

试图在一个像俄罗斯这样多元化的国家里寻找对重大事件的一致性叙述是危险的。

That is even without considering the political challenges facing countries as diverse as Brazil, China, South Africa, Russia and Turkey.

而此时我们还未将巴西、中国、南非、俄罗斯和土耳其等国面临的各种政治挑战考虑在内。

Fiery power packs have haunted businesses as diverse as Dell and Boeing in recent years.

近年来，电池过热问题困扰过从戴尔（Dell）到波音（Boeing）等各类企业。

Today, yoga is practiced throughout the world for reasons as diverse as weight loss and heightened spirituality.

现在，瑜伽被世界各个角落的人们练习，为了各样的原因，比如减肥、提升精神境界。

Today, computers also control machines as diverse as automobile engines, robots, and microwave ovens.

现今，电脑亦用于像汽车发动机、机器人和微波炉等诸多不同机器的控制方面。

The program deals with subjects as diverse as pop music and ancient Greek drama.

这档节目涉及包括流行音乐，古希腊戏剧在内的各种题材。

Its volcanic rocks are as diverse as Earth's, and the manifestations of water vary tremendously.

它的火山岩石像地球上的一样多变，而且水呈现的样貌变化极大。

Countries as diverse as Chile and Mongolia have declared their intention to become bilingual in English over the next decade or two.

从智利到蒙古，许多截然不同的国家都表示他们要在十年或者二十年的时间内变成能够说英语的双语国家。

Opinions are nearly as diverse as Chinese cuisine itself.

就像玲琅满目的中华美食一样，人们给出的答案也是五花八门。