I really value him as a friend.

She felt as though she was on the threshold of a new life.

她觉得好像就要开始新生活了。

I was always hard up as a student.

我当学生时总是很拮据。

As soon as the opportunity presented itself, she would get another job.

一有机会，她就会另谋新职。

Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.

核能可能会超过石油成为主要燃料。

They accept the risks as part of the job.

他们甘冒风险，把这当成工作的一部分。

As a matter of interest, what time did the party finish?

我想知道，晚会是什么时间结束的？

The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.

现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。

Children must do as they're told.

孩子们必须听话。

She first made her name as a writer of children's books.

她最初是以儿童读物作家成名的。

As soon as I get my money I'm out of here!

我一拿到钱就走！

It's known as the most dangerous part of the city.

人们都认为那是市内最危险的地段。

I used to play here as a boy.

我小时候常在这里玩。

What is she like as a person?

她的人品怎么样？

The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

大脑同身体一样需要锻炼。

The band made their first record as far back as 1990.

这个乐队早在1990年就录制了他们的第一张唱片。

Can we take it as read that you want the job?

我们能不能认为你想要这份工作？

Lack of money is the main problem, as I see it.

依我看，主要问题是缺钱。

I think the same as you do about this.

在这件事上，我的想法和你一样。

She used her family's history as a base for her novel.

她以她的家族史作为小说的素材。

I take the view that she should be stopped as soon as possible

我认为应该尽快阻止她。