14.II.3 比況·例示: N1のようなN2·Nのように·N1みたいなN2·Nみたいに [N2 like N1; like N]

弟はケーキやチョコレートのような甘いものばかりよく食べます。

My younger brother often eats sweet things like cake and chocolate.

弟弟常常只吃甜食，像蛋糕和巧克力這樣的。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
弟は	otouto wa	subject	Younger brother (topic marker)
ケーキや	keeki ya	-	cake and
チョコレートの	chokoreeto no	modifiers	chocolate’s
ような	you na	modifiers	like
甘いものばかり	amaimono bakari	modifiers	only sweet things
よく	yoku	-	often
食べます。	tabemasu.	predicate	eats.

In places with a lot of people like train stations and airports, please be careful with your belongings.

在人流衆多的地方，如車站和機場，請注意自己的行李。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
駅や空港のように	eki-ya-ku-ko—no-yo—ni	modifiers	like a train station or airport
人	hito	subject	people
が	ga	particles	subject marker
多いところでは	o-i-tokoro-de-wa	modifiers	in crowded places
自分の荷物に	jibun-no-nimotsu-ni	modifiers	to one’s own belongings
気をつけましょう	ki-wo-tsuke-masho-u	predicate	let’s be careful

I like dark-colored clothes like black and brown.

我喜歡黑色和棕色等暗色的衣服。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしは	watashi wa	subject	I (topic marker)
黒や	kuro ya	-	black and
茶色みたいな	chairo mitai na	modifiers	like brown
暗い色の	kurai iro no	modifiers	dark-colored
服が	fuku ga	subject	clothes (subject marker)
好きです。	suki desu.	predicate	like.

I want to become a singer or a performer

我將來想要成為像歌手或藝人那樣（在電視上出現）的工作。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしは	watashi wa	subject	I (topic marker)
将来	shourai	modifiers	in the future
歌手や	kashu ya	-	singer or
タレントのような	tarento no you na	modifiers	like a talent
(テレビに出る)	(terebi ni deru)	-	(appear on TV)
仕事を	shigoto o	direct object	job (direct object marker)
したいです。	shitai desu.	predicate	want to do.