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"noun A のような noun B" means "a B like/similar to A."
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When
you say "A のような B," the A either has the same quality or appearance
as B, or is an example of B. |
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私は鎌倉のような
町が好きです。
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I like towns like Kamakura. |
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watashi-wa, kamakura-no yoo-na machi-ga suki
desu. |
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私は アウンサン・スーチーのような
人になりたいです。 |
I want to be a person like Aung San Suu Kyi,
the Burmese democracy leader. |
watashi-wa, aun-san suuchii no yo-na
hito ni naritai desu. |
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You use "noun A のように" when you want to describe an action which is
"done in the same way as A"
or a "characteristic which is comparable
to A." |
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メアリーさんは魚のように
上手に泳げます。 |
Mary can swim very well, just like a fish. |
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mearii-san-wa, sakana no yoo-ni
joozuni oyogemasu. |
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アントニオさんはモハメド・アリのように
強いです。 |
Antonio is strong like Mohammed Ali. |
antonio-san-wa, mohamedo ari yoo-ni
tsuyoi desu. |
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あの人は壊れたレコードのように
同じことを言います。 |
She says the same thing over and over
again, just like a broken vinyl record. |
ano hito-wa, kowareta rekoodo-no yoo-ni
onaji koto-o iimasu. |
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この町は夜の墓場のように
静かです。 |
This town is as quiet as a graveyard at
night. |
kono machi-wa, yoru-no hakaba-no yoo-ni
shizuka desu. |
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