It's as if "thinking nothing" is not a passive activity, but an active one.

好像“脑子里一片空白“,不是一种被动行为，而是主动的似的。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Things to see and things you can do is like unlimited in here.

这里可看可做的事情好像数不尽似的。

伦敦生活的优缺点 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It's as if they might have maintained their beauty had they only refrained from it.

好像她们避免政治,就能永葆美丽似的。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

There was an edge to them, as if the whole thing could collapse on their heads.

但他们总能把握好分寸,好像在担心什么东西,垮下来的话会压死他们似的

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

He had this thing called the drunken assembly, which was in a way kind of a mockery of parliamentary representations where his cronies would come and just get wasted and would make all sorts of flamboyant proclamations that seemed to represent what a real parliament would do.

他有个被戏称为"酒鬼议会"的东西,这个"酒鬼议会"是对议会代表们的嘲弄,他们也会开会,但不过是浪费时间,还发表一些冠冕堂皇的声明,就好像一个真正的议会似的

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选