请教英语长难句20002Theylookatanorganicbeingasasavagelooksataship,asatsomethingwhollybeyondhiscomprehension.一句中asatsomethingwhollybeyondhiscomprehension.的as是跟前一个同一的还是作“因为”解释?

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请教英语长难句
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They look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship,as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.一句中as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.的as 是跟前一个同一的还是作“因为”解释?“at a

Answer 1

这个句子有省略,完整的句子是：
They look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship,as "a savage looks" at something wholly beyond his comprehension.
as这里是“象...一样,如同...一样”
at a ship的at是跟在前面的looks后的,只不过这里的looks省掉了,所以看起来at孤孤单单不知所云了.
his指代的是the savage's
译文：
他们看着一个有机生物,就象一个未开化的野蛮人看着一条船或什么其它完全超出他的理解力的东西一样.