核心问题
People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.
《全国高考精析与分类练习》(华夏出版社, p.62) 解释说:
“simple as the tales were... 这是一个让步状语从句……这句的正常语序是 as the tales were simple。”
请问 simple as the tales were 等于 as the tales were simple 吗?
词典解答
说 simple as the tales were 是让步状语从句是完全正确的。但是，绝不可说它等于 as the tales were simple。因为从属连词 as 只有在异常语序里才能表示“让步”，在正常语序里它是不能表示“让步”的，而只能表示“时间”“原因”等。这是它跟从属连词 though 不同的地方，见 as 。