【问】 “Can he buy the car?”

“He is as poor as poor____be. ”

A. may B. man

C. people D. can(TOEFL，71.3)

答案为D(can)。但as poor as poor can be是什么意思呢?

【答】 as...as... can(could) be是一个强调形容词含义的格式，一般可译为“到了最……的程度”、“极其”。请看下面的实例：

I’m as happy as happy can be.

我快乐极了。