what惯用句式:A is to B what C is to D (比喻结构)A对B之关系犹如C对D之关系
例10 Air is to us what water is to fish. 空气对于我们犹如水对于鱼。
例11 What salt is to the food, wit and humour are to conversation and literature. 隽语与幽默之于会话与文学,恰象盐之于食物一样。
Gunius is formed in quiet, character (is formed) in the stream of life.
天才形成于平静中,性格来自于生活的激流。