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as it is ／ was ： as it were — 73
1a. as it is 这个从句作“事实上”讲，相当于 in reality 这个短语； as it were 这个从句则是“似乎是”或“仿佛是”的意思，是 as if it were so 的省略。
例如：
I thought things would get better, but as it is they were getting worse. 我当初认为，事情总会好起来的，但实际上却是每况愈下。
He is my best friend, my second self ， as it were. 他是我的好朋友，也可以说是情同手足。
1b. 如果把 as it is 放在句末，它作“照原来样子”讲；这样使用，它多半用于祈使结构。
例如：
Leave the dog as it is. 别碰这条狗，由它去。
Put these books to the place as they were. 把这些书放回原处去吧。
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