1. as...as 像……一样，同……一样

eg. We dare not return to business as usual. It is as simple and brutal as that.
我们不敢回归常态，事情就是这么简单，也是这样无情。

eg. Like provincial governors, the bankers are as much politicians as businessmen.
与省长一样，银行家既是商人，也是政界人士。

2. froze my blood 血液凝固

eg. My blood froze and I felt weak and faint.
我吓得浑身冰凉，感到身子虚弱，头脑发晕。

eg. My blood froze.
我的血液都凝聚了。

eg. I think I am as brave as most men, but that sound froze my blood.
我认为我与大多数人一样勇敢，可是这个声音使我毛骨悚然。