【问】 1. people， their ancestors， are curious of the universe.(TOEFL，82. 1 )

2. noises are more than unexpected ones of the magnitude. (TOEFL，86. 3)

我不明白为什么在上面的句子里用形容词alike (同样的，相像的)竟是错误的。

【答】 应当记住，alike，如同其他的以字母a开头的形容词(afraid，alone，asleep，awake等)一样，只能充当表语，而不能充当定语。

1. All music is alike to him. (ECD)

所有的音乐在他听来都是一样的。

2. I believe they were alike in character. (Voynich)

我认为他们性格相似。

like却可以用作介词或形容词。形容词like既可作表语，也可作定语：

1. This Pat wasn't at all like the Pat of his memories. (Lindsay)

现在的帕特一点也不象他记忆中的那个帕特了。

2. You are just like what I expected. (Shaw)

你正象我期望的那样。

3. Like father，like son. (Prov)

有其父必有其子。

4. The boys reacted in a like manner. (FWF)

孩子们反应的方式都相似。

(参见like/alike )