She used her family's history as a base for her novel.

　　她以她的家族史作為小說(shuō)的素材。

　　My new job is much the same as the old one.

　　我的新工作和舊工作差不多。

　　Take as much time as you like.

　　你想花多少時(shí)間就花多少時(shí)間。

　　Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.

　　作出決定之前需要進(jìn)行研究。

　　This year's results are virtually the same as last year's.

　　今年的結(jié)果幾乎和去年的一樣。