used to 后接动词原形,表示过去常常.used to be 这里的意思是“以前的样子”
--The beer is just like water.they don't make it as strong as they used to
这啤酒就像水似的.不像以前那样的有劲了.(感觉酒的度数不如从前了)
--no.things aren't what they used to be,are they?
是啊.事物都和以前不一样了,对吧?
看这个例句:You are not what you used to be.你不是以前的那个样子了.