犹如

dēng huǒ tōng míng yóu rú bái zhòu

灯火通明，犹如白昼。

The place was lit up as bright as day.

zhè hái zi yóu rú dà ren yī yàng shén me dōu kě yǐ zì jǐ zuò

这孩子犹如大人一样，什么都可以自己做。

This child is like an adult, and can do everything for itself.

tā dài wǒ yóu rú mò shēng rén

她待我犹如陌生人。

She treats me as if I were a stranger.

yóu rú hēi yè

犹如黑夜

as night

yóu rú měng hǔ

犹如猛虎

be like a fierce tiger

tā qù shì de xiāo xi yóu rú qíng tiān pī lì

她去世的消息犹如晴天霹雳。

The news of her death came as a bolt from the blue.

mǎn tì de xuě jiā yóu rú rén shēng de cái fù suí suì yuè yǔ yuè lì de bù duàn zēng zhǎng ér yù fā chún hòu

满屉的雪茄犹如人生的财富，随岁月与阅历的不断增长而愈发醇厚。

Cigars filled in the drawer are just as life's wealth, on the increase along with years and story and be more pure and strong.

lǎo rén zhuī qiú zhī shi xìng qù shì yè shèn zhì qíng ài yóu rú lǎo shù chōu qīng yī yàng měi lì

老人追求知识、兴趣、事业，甚至情爱，犹如老树抽青一样美丽。

The old people pursue knowledge, interest, career and even love as beautiful as the old tree which is green again.