think of something as something

Why not instead think of learning as if it were food — something so valuable to humans that they have evolved to experience it as a pleasure?

为什么不把学习看得像对人类来说非常宝贵的食物一样,进化到把它当作一种乐趣来体验呢?

Think of something as seemingly benign as the cellphone-we have microfinance and text-based social networking at one end of the spectrum, and improvised explosive devices at the other.

想想看起来像手机这样看似无害的东西——我们在光谱的一端有小额信贷和基于文本的社交网络，另一端又有临时制作的爆炸装置。

Microbial fuel cells transform something we think of as undesirable into a resource.

微生物燃料电池改变了我们对于化废为宝的一些想法.

Wouldn't you think that history would have recorded the name of the person who came up with something as terrific as the pretzel?

难道你不认为历史应该记录下发明这么棒的扭纹面包的人的名字吗？

As he seemed in danger of sinking into total silence, Elizabeth had to think of something to say.

看样子他有危险陷入完全的沉默。伊丽莎白必须找话说了。