用法:
第一,as有“作为…,担任…”的意思(2011年考研真题,阅读理解1的第一句:the decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan as its next music director has…纽约爱乐乐团决定聘请艾伦担任下一任的音乐总监…)
第二,as作连词,引导原因状从“由于…”(2010年真题part B的A选项:as the recession is looming largerpeople are getting anxious.由于经济衰退迫在眉睫,人们越来越焦虑。)
第三,as“与…一样,如…一样”(2009真题阅读理解1,第二段第一句:so it seems paradoxical to talk about habits in the same context as creativity and innovation)
第四,as“…时,在…时”(09真题阅解4末段:as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New World for religion.有个神职人员遇到海边的群众时,就曾听到有人开玩笑说他们不是因为宗教的原因才到新大陆来的。)
这些是我自己在做题时找出来的,应该还有其他用法,楼主自己再看看。比如,as表伴随“随着…”,表让步“尽管,然而”。