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as much as在这里不是表达数量，而是表示“像……一样（的程度）”。如：
He doesn’t think of you as much as he ought to. 他没有像本应该的那样对你好。
We’re in the dark just as much as you are. 我们跟你们一样被蒙在鼓里。
I don’t pretend to know as much as he does about it. 我不敢说我对此事的了解有他那样多。
I like cats as much as dogs. 我喜欢猫和喜欢狗的程度相同。（此句可视为 I like cats as much as I like dogs 之省略）
2.He stood two hundred thirty-one centimeters -- tall even for a Dinka, some of Africa's tallest people.
stood two hundred thirty-one centimeters表示身高，stand比较具有动感。破折号后的tall even for a Dinka对前面的话进行补充说明。
3.His father, a tribal chief, did not think basketball was "good work for a Dinka."
did not think否定转移
当动词think, believe, suppose, imagine, expect, feel的主语是第一人称、谓语动词为没有任何副词修饰的一般现在时，它们的否定式实际上是对宾语从句的否定。表示说话者提出一种委婉的看法或主张。如：
I think that he will help us. —I don’t think that he will help us. 我认为它不会帮助我们。
I believe that he is right. —I don’t believe that he is right. 我认为他不对。
I suppose that he likes it. —I don’t suppose that he likes it. 我想他不喜欢它。
4.Michael made a couple of dunks. But hey, Manute stood his ground.
stand one's ground坚守阵地,坚持自己的观点,不退让
例句：You were mistaken. You shouldn't stand your ground.
你错了，你不应该固执已见。
