中式英语之鉴:如你所知道的，人生常比做航海

260. 如你所知道的，人生常比做航海。

[误] As you know, life is often compared with a voyage.

[正] As you know, life is often compared to a voyage.

注：同种类的东西相比用 compare with，不同种类的东西相比，则要用 compare to，例句中life 与 voyage 完全不同种类，故用 compare to 方合，再看下例 Famous as she is, she cannot be compared with him as a writer of tragedies.（她虽有名，但作为一个悲剧作者是不能和他相比的。）