通常what we call类可以看作插入结构,因为把这样的结构去掉之后句子仍然完整。类似的句型还有：what we call,what we used to call,what is called,what they described as,what can be called,what they regarded as,as we call it,as we know it等.通常翻译为“所谓的…”，“这就叫……”,可以按照英语原文顺序直接翻译。
She is what we call a walking dictionary.
她就是所谓的活字典。
Most of what we call geniuses are successful only because they have made extraordinary efforts.
所谓的天才人物大部分只是由于非凡的努力才获得成功的。
To set a thief to catch a thief, that is what we call “ to counteract one toxin with another ”.
叫小偷去抓小偷，这就叫“以毒攻毒”。
The rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature.
游戏规则就是我们所称的自然法则。
A compound, as we know it, results from the chemical union of two or more elements.
所谓的化合物是由两个或两个以上元素化合而成的 。
This legislation is inconsistent with what they call Free Trade
这项立法与他们所谓的自由贸易相抵触。
Do you think you're what they call a good mixer?
你觉得你是人们所说的容易与人相处的人吗？
I'm talking about what they call open marriage.
我在谈论所谓的开放婚姻。
The behavior of gases is explained by what scientists call the kinetic theory.
气体的特点可用科学家所谓的运动论来解释。
The judgments expressed are largely what is called received opinion.
这些看法大部分都是所谓的大家普遍接受的观点。
She is what is called a writer.
她是个所谓的作家。
That is what is called easy money, but easy come easy go.
所谓倘来之物，易来易去。
Nottingham police last night found what they described as a suspicious package.
诺丁汉警方昨晚找到了他们声称的可疑包裹。
Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area.
究竟什么可称作进攻性武器仍然难以界定。
"In short”，a leader of the new school contends，“the scientific revolution，as we call it，was largely the improvement and invention and use of a series of instruments that expanded the reach of science in innumerable directions.”
一个新学派的领军人物说：简单来说，我们所谓的科学革命，很大程度就是一系列仪器的改进，发明和使用，这些措施使科学发展的范围无所不及。
The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it.
这些新规则可能意味着我们熟悉的足球终结了。
He planned to end the welfare system as we know it.
他计划终止现行的福利制度。
The world as we know it is going to change rapidly!
我们所熟悉的世界正在发生巨变！