在英文as的相關問題?

Question

Visitors watch as pottery,paper,and even musical instruments are made
the same way as they were hundreds of years ago.

句子裡有兩個as
這邊應該如何解釋?

Answer 1

遊客們參觀陶器, 紙, 甚至各種樂器以一如百年之前的古法泡製而
成的過程.
結構:

Visitors watchA as pottery, paper, and even musical instruments
are made the same wayB as they were hundreds of years agoC.


第一個 as :
從屬連接詞, 功能及含意類似 when or while, 表示前後兩句 (A&B)
的動作( "watch" & "are made" )同時進行.
第二個 as :
關係代名詞(也是一種從屬連接詞), 引導形容詞子句C, 代表 the
way (先行詞), 並與 same 共同構成 the same ... as ... 的句型, 表示
'如同...一樣" 的語意.

Answer 2

什麼遠距鏡頭啊(昏～～)
前面那個as是when的同義("當"工人在製作XXX, XXX時, 遊客在看著...), 你如果覺得混亂的話, 就把這個as寫成when然後重新去讀。
後面那個as是"像", "與...相同"之意==>(these things) are made the same way as they were made...
因為兩個as是完全不相干的用法, 所以在同一句子出現兩次也沒關係。只要你不把它們讀成 as...as... 片語就好了。