I had some idea of what the job would be like.

我对于这份工作有了一些了解。

My father was one of a kind—I'll never be like him.

我的父亲很独特—我决不会像他的。

We want this to be like a home, not an institution.

我们希望这里像个家，而不像收容所。

I can't contemplate what it would be like to be alone.

我不能想象独自一人会是个什么样子。

I tried to picture what it would be like to live alone.

我努力设想一个人单独生活是什么情景

She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like.

她不知道外国的生活会是什么样。