She used her family's history as a base for her novel.
她以她的家族史作為小說的素材。
My new job is much the same as the old one.
我的新工作和舊工作差不多。
Take as much time as you like.
你想花多少時間就花多少時間。
Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.
作出決定之前需要進行研究。
This year's results are virtually the same as last year's.
今年的結果幾乎和去年的一樣。