During an ice age, the buildup of ice at the poles and the drop in water levels near the equator speed up the earth’s rotation, like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in.
like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in
like the increased speed of a figure skater when her arms are drawn in
like a figure skater who increases speed while spinning with her arms drawn in
just as a spinning figure skater who increases speed by drawing in her arms
just as a spinning figure skater increases speed by drawing in her arms
Always use "like" as a preposition, never as a subordinating conjunction.
EXAMPLES:
错误:My face felt like it had been set on fire.
正确:My face felt as if it had been set on fire.
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