1、意思不同
as fast as和as quickly as意思相同,都表示和…一样快;as soon as意思是一…就…,尽快。如:
A car journey is as fast as a train journey. 乘汽车旅行跟乘火车旅行一样快。
Pug's hopes died as quickly as they had flared. 帕格很快燃起的希望又很快黯淡下去。
As soon as the sun comes out, the mist will pass away. 太阳一出来,雾就会消失。
2、侧重不同
as fast as表示速度快,重在走路、跑步等的速度;as soon as表示时间间隔短,强调时间上很快;as quickly as表示动作,行动上的快,在很短的时间内就作出了回应,一般含有催促之意。
3、搭配不同
as fast as和as quickly as一般用来引导宾语从句或定语从句,后面也可接名词或形容词。例如:I can run as fast as you can. 我可以和你跑的一样快。
as soon as用来引导时间状语从句。若主句是一般将来时,从句要用一般现在时。例如:I’ll tell him the plan as soon as I see him.我一看到他就告诉他这个计划。