初级口语教程(MP3附字幕) Part13:Comparison比较

13 Comparison
比较
A:Both Bob and carl will become somebody in the 't you think so?
鲍伯和卡尔将来都了不得，你看呢？
B: Bob's talent can't to be named on the same day with Carl's.
不错,但是鲍伯的才智可无法与卡尔同日而语
A:But Bob is more generous and ready to help.
但是鲍伯更慷慨、更乐于助人。
B:We cannot judge a man totally by that.
我们可不能以此判断一个人。
A:Julia and Anne have both taken dance lessons.
朱莉娅和安妮都选了舞蹈课。
They want to be famous dancer,I think.
我想她们都想当有名的舞蹈家。
Yet Julia is not a patch on Anne because she's not as diligent and clever as Anne.
朱莉娅根本比不上安妮,因为她的刻苦和悟性都不如安妮
A:I don't see much difference,anyway.
但是我却没看出有什么差别。
A:Who's better at chess,Bill or Fred?
谁的棋玩得更好一些，比尔还是弗雷德？
B:Botd are superb in their skills.
两个人的棋艺都不错。
Anyhow,Fred is one up on Bill from my point of view.
但是我认为弗雷德要略胜一筹。
A:You said it.
你说对了。
A:Mary sings much better than Susan,doesn't she?
玛丽比苏珊唱要好，对不对？
B: Mary is no match for Susan in painting.
是的.但是在绘画方面玛丽不是苏珊的对手.
A:Maybe it's because Susan's parents are both painters.
也许是因为苏珊的父母都是画家的缘故吧。
A:Plastic bags are widely used nowadays.
现在人们大量使用塑料袋。
B:But they're hard to be disposed of.
但是塑料很难处理掉。
A:In this aspect,I think,pater bags have the edge on plastic bags.
我认为在这方面纸袋要比塑料袋强一点儿.
A:George speaks Japannese better than Frank.
乔治的日语比弗兰克说得好。
B:Yet in writing,George has nothing on Frank.
但是写得不如弗兰克。
A:Therefore,I hope they could help each other and learn from each other.
所以我希望他俩能命相帮助，取长补短。
A:You're going go Dresden for sightseeing?B: I'm going by bus.
你要去德莱斯观光吗?不错.我要坐公共汽车去.
A:I think a train journey is as fast as a bus journey.
我认为坐火车与坐汽车一样快。
B:But both my wife and I prefer taking a bus.
可是我和我妻子都喜欢坐公共汽车。
A:Bob returned from Japan last week. You know that?
鲍伯上周从日本回来了。知道吗？
B:Yeah.I met him yesterday.
知道，我昨天遇到了他。
He's no longer the same young man as he was eight years ago.
他可不是八年前的那个年轻人了。
A:I think so,too.
我也这样认为。
A:Maria sings like a lark,doesn't she?
玛丽娅的歌儿美极了。
B:Yes,she's almost equal to Celine Dion when she sings.
是啊，差不多都比得上席琳.迪翁。
A:Maybe she'll make a famous singer in the future.
也许将来会成为一名著名的歌唱家。
B:You can bet on that.
我敢打赌她会的。
A:Yesterday I read "hamlet" a fantastic book!
昨天我读了《王子复仇记》.真是本好书.
B:You said one can match Shakespeare in artistic talent.
你说对了,就艺术才能而言没人能与莎士比亚相比.
A:I do agree with you.
我很赞成你的观点。
A:Do you like travelling?B:Yes,I do.
你喜欢旅游吗？是的。
A:Do you usually travel by bus?
你总是坐汽车旅行吗？
B:No,by train.I think it's much safer than bus.
不，坐火车。我想火车要更安全些。
A:Mike,you're seventeen years old,right? B:Yeah,Why?
迈克，你已经17岁了吧？是的，怎么啦？
A:You look quite mature beside your cousin who is eighteen.
和你18岁的表兄比,你显得很成熟。
B:You can bet on that.
你说对了。
A:I think my car can run much faster than yours.
我认为我的车比你的跑得快。
B:But mine equals yours in economy. B:That's true.
但是我的和你的一样实惠。
A:I hear Fred is a very good student in your class.
听说弗雷德是你们班上非常优秀的学生。
B:Though he's not the one who can get the highest score,
尽管他不是得最高成绩的人，
yet,on the whole,he is comparable to the best.
但是总体来看他却可以和班上最好的媲美。
A:What do you mean by "on the whole"?
你说的“总体”是什么意思？
B:I mean he's a stuent developing all round.
我是说他是个全面发展的学生。
A:Can you tell me some of the places you've traveled to ?
讲一讲你旅游过的地方好吗？
B:I've been to Paris,in,Alaska...
我去过巴黎、柏林、阿拉斯加......
B:But you just can't compare the former two with Alaska.
前两者可没法儿和阿拉斯加相比。
A:Who do you think is the gratest novelist in the history of English literature?
你认为英国文学史上谁是最伟大的小说家？
B:Charles ally no one can parallel him in writing.
狄更斯。事实上没人能在写作上和他相提并论。
A:I'm afraid I can't agree with you on that.
恐怕我不敢苟同。
I like ence's novels better.
我更喜欢D.H.劳伦斯的小说。
A:What kind of life do you perfer,city life or country life?
你是喜欢农村生活还是城市生活？
B:In comparison to city life,the country life is quiet and peaceful.
与城市生活相比，乡下较为宁静。
A:But it doesn't have all the modern convenience offered by the city.
但是乡下没有城市提供的现代设施。
B:Yeah,I y wall has two sides.
我同意这一点。凡事都是有利有弊。
A:What do you think of the acting of the two main actors in the film?
你觉得电影里两个主人公的扮演者的演技怎么样？
B:I consider the hero's acting is inferior to that of the heroine''t you agree?
我觉得男主人不如女主人公演得好.你不这样认为吗?
A:Well,I'm afraid not.I think the hero has much more to be believed in.
不。我认为男的演得相当真实。
A:If one is rich,is the happy?
一个人有钱就幸福吗？
B:I don't think 's impossible to equate wealth and happiness.
我不这样认为.不可能把财富和幸福划等号。
A:Could I understand what you said as:the poorest is the happiest?
我能不能理解为穷人才是最幸福的？
B:Of course times a poor man can be extremely miserable.
当然不能。有时穷人相当悲惨。
A:Have you any idea of the prices of ruby and diamond?
你知道红宝石和金刚石的价格吗？
B:I'm not very I know ruby is less valuable than diamond.
不太了解.但是我认为金刚石要比红宝石贵重.
A:How do you know that? B: I got is from an encyclopedia.
你怎么知道呢？从百乎全书上看来的。



Not to be named on the same day with: 不可同日而语

not be a patch on sb/sth(BrE informal ): to be much less attractive, good etc than something or someone else 远不如…远比…逊色…

superb: excellent; of very good quality极好的,上乘的,一流的
Her acting was superb.
她的表演好极了。

be no match for: 比不上
Bill is no match for his brother on this.
在这方面比尔不是他兄弟的对手。

dispose of sth: to get rid of something, especially something that is difficult to get rid of
He has disposed of the rubbish properly.
他已经适当地处理了垃圾。

edge: something that gives you an advantage over others 优势
They have the edge on us. 他们略胜我们一筹。

Economy: the careful use of money, time, goods etc so that nothing is wasted 节约，节省，节俭
The employees of the firm practiced economy in doing everything.
该公司的雇员做任何事都厉行节约。

Comparable: similar to something else in size, number, quality etc, so that you can make a comparison 类似的, 可比较的
The situation in the US is not directly comparable to that in the UK. 美国的情况和英国不能直接相比。

Parallel: if one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and seem to be related 与…媲美,比得上
a level of achievement that has never been paralleled 绝无仅有的最高成就

inferior: not good, or not as good as someone or something else 不及，比不上，没有…好
Synthetic fabric is inferior to cotton fabric.
合成纤维织物不如棉织品好。

equate sth with sth: to consider that two things are similar or connected 将…等同于…;认为…和…一样
Some parents equate education with exam success.
有些父母认为教育就是考试成绩优秀。