as well as的涵义是“还有”、“不但…而且…”,在A as well as B的结构里,语意的重点在 A,不在 B。因此,“He can speak Spanish as well as English.”的译文应该是:“他不但会说英语,而且会讲西班牙语”,决不能译作:“他不但会说西班牙语,而且会讲英语”。所以不能这样翻译。as well as和 not only… but also…同义,但前者的语意重点和后者的语意重点恰好颠倒