Meaning of 一样 in 你要像喜欢甜一样喜欢苦 你要像喜欢甜一样喜欢苦


My questions are

(1) What does 一样 means in this sentence?

(2) Can I put VERBS following 一样? E.g: 我跟Mary一样喜欢那种菜。(Both I and Mary like that dish) 

(3) If my example is wrong, how can it be corrected?
你要像喜欢甜一样喜欢苦
  
  (1) What does 一样 means in this sentence?


"像 (X)一样" means "the same as (X) "  or "like (X)" in this sentence


你要喜欢苦 = You have to love bitter
你要[像喜欢甜一样]喜欢苦 = You have to love bitter [the same as you love sweet] /  You have to love bitter [like you love sweet]


[像喜欢甜一样] is an adverbial phrase that modify the verb phrase 喜欢苦


  2) Can I put VERBS following 一样?


My answer to (1) said you can,  because [像 X 一样 ] = [the same as X], and the following sentence can be a verb phrase or adjectival phrase E.g.  "像 Mary 一样去當護士了" or "像 Mary 一样漂亮"