怎么也不懂这句子,那个asare总觉得特别扭句子是Theatmosphereisasmuchapartoftheearthasareitssoilandthewaterofitslakes,riversandoceans.疑问有三1：看不懂2：asmuchapartoftheearthas这里as..as是比

Question

怎么也不懂这句子,那个as are总觉得特别扭
句子是The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as are its soil and the water of its lakes,rivers and oceans.
疑问有三
1：看不懂
2：as much a part of the earth as 这里as..as是比较吗?谁和谁比较?
3:那个as are读起来怎么也想不通,are在这里是什么成分?这里是不是有省略?怎么还原?

Answer 1

The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as are its soil and the water of its lakes,rivers and oceans.
先把这个句子肢解两个部分：
The atmosphere is a part of the earth.
和
Its soil and the water of its lakes,rivers and oceans are a part of the earth.
as much...as 作为一个短语来理解,它的意思是“和 .一样”,正如“.
比如：
He wanted to show that he was as much a man as anybody.他想显示他和任何人一样也是一条好汉.
这句话省略了was,即 as anybody was.
原文的are倒装是因为主语部分（its soil and the water of its lakes,rivers and oceans）太长.