Explain it as simply as you can. 

尽可能简单地解释一下。

The children streaked off down the street as fast as they could. 

孩子们拼命地沿街飞跑。

5. 用于as…as can [could] be结构时，通常可译为“极其”“非常”“要多……就多……”。如：

Both houses were as clean as could be. 

两座房子都极其干净。

A：What was the weather like on your holiday? 

你度假时天气怎么样?

B：It was as good as could be expected.  

好得很。

6. 当该结构后接数量表示程度时，相用法大致相当于up to，通常可译为“达到”。如：

She can run as fast as 20 miles an hour. 

她每小时能跑20英里。

The speed can vary by as much as 15per cent. 

其速度的差别可高达15%。

The authorities fear as many as fifty thousand people were killed in the earthquake. 

当局担心地震中死亡的人数已高达五万之多。

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