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10. Comparison 对比

1. A car journey is as fast as a train journey.

汽车旅行和火车旅行一样快。

2. His achievements are comparable with the best.

他的成绩与最优秀的比起来毫不逊色。

3. I generally find flying more interesting than going by sea.

通常，我觉得乘飞机比乘船更有趣。

4. If you compare wood and plastics, the latter is lighter.

如果你把木头和塑料进行比较，后者更轻一点。

5. It’s a bit slower.

有点慢。

6. It’s much more convenient.

它方便多了。

7. On the whole, Jack is the cleverest.

总的来说，杰克是最聪明的。

8. By in large, its quality is the best.

总体上看，它的质量是最好的。

9. Rupee is less valuable than diamond.

卢比没有钻石值钱。

10. Your voice is incomparably more attractive than hers.

你的声音远比她的更加吸引人。

Dialogue 1

W: Um, which of them is the better typist?

嗯，这些打字员当中谁比较好?

M: Well, Mary types faster than Jones. But I think Jones types more carefully.

嗯，玛丽打字比琼斯快。但是我觉得琼斯打字更加细心。

W: Is there any difference in their short hand?

她们的速记有什么不同吗?

M: Jones can certainly take down letter more quickly, but Mary’s short hand is the best in her class.

琼斯可以更快地记下字母，但是玛丽的速记在她的班里面是最好的。

W: How about languages?

语言呢?

M: Both of them speak excellent French. But I think Mary speaks German more fluently than Jones does.

她们的法语都说得很棒。但是我觉得玛丽的德语说得比琼斯流利。

W: Um. That doesn’t really matter. Because we have more French visitors than German.

额。这没什么关系。因为我们的法国游客比德国游客多。

Dialogue 2

M: 15 hours overtime? That can’t be right.

加班15个小时?那是不可能的。

W: It is. You see, I work harder than you do, George.

是的。你看，我工作比你刻苦，乔治。

M: Rubbish! You don’t work harder than me. I work faster than you.

胡说!你没有我刻苦。我干活速度比你快。

W: Well, perhaps I’m a bit slower, but I think I do my job better.

嗯，或许我有点慢，但是我觉得我的工作做得更好。

M: Ah, you don’t know anything about my work.

啊哈，你对我的工作一点也不了解。

Dialogue 3

M: All right. But these are black and I don’t like black shoes. They’re dull.

好的。但是这些是黑色的，我不喜欢黑色的鞋。它们太沉了。

W: Well, black is a better color than pink. Pink’s for girls.

额，黑色比粉红色好。粉红色适合女孩子。

M: Then why are you wearing black shoes?

那你为什么穿黑色鞋子?

W: Because…oh, all right. You win. Let’s pay for them and go.

因为…噢，行。你赢了。我们去付钱然后走吧。

M: Hey, thanks, mum.

嘿，谢谢妈妈。

Dialogue 4

W: I want to change my job.

我想换工作。

M: Why?

为什么?

W: Well, I want to earn more.

嗯，我想赚更多钱。

M: I see.

我明白。

W: Not only that. The job I’m doing now is the most boring job you can imagine.

不止那样。我现在的工作是你能想象到的最无聊的工作。

Dialogue 5

M: They’ll do the operation for you this Friday.

他们这个星期五就会为你做手术。

W: But Saturday is my birthday.

但是星期六是我的生日。

M: I think it’s important to do now. We can have a birthday party for you when you come out of the hospital.

我觉得现在做手术是很重要的。你出院之后我们可以为你办一个生日派对。

W: But it won’t be on my birthday.

但是那不是在我的生日那天。

M: But your health is more important. Believe me!

但是你的健康更重要。相信我!

Dialogue 6

W1: I’m so excited, mother. Oh, a new baby!

我是如此幸福，妈妈。噢，一个新生婴儿!

W2: My first grandchild.

我的第一个孙子。

W1: And my first nephew. He looks a lot like you, mum. He does.

我的第一个外甥。妈妈，他看起来很像你。他很像你。

W2: Do you think so? Well, I guess. He does look a lot like me. Oh, he’s got Richard’s eyes though.

你这样认为吗?额，我猜。他跟我很像。噢，即使他的眼睛像理查德。

W1: Yes, he does have Richard’s eyes. The baby even looks like you than Richard does.

是的，他的眼睛像理查德的。这个婴儿更像你，而不是理查德。

W2: Well, children usually resemble their parents.

嗯，孩子通常都是像父母的。

W1: It’s true. Michelle is a lot like Henry in so many ways. And she is shy with new people just like he is.

没错。米歇尔的很多地方都和亨利很相像。她见到陌生人就会含羞，跟亨利一样。

W2: You often like comparing children with their parents.

你经常都喜欢拿孩子来跟他们的父母比较。

W1: You’re right.

你说对了。

My father is one of the greatest men in the world. He is as strong as an ox. He can climb the highest mountains; he can swim the widest rivers. He is as brave as a bull, too. He can ride the wildest horses and catch the most dangerous criminals. He is the best story teller in town. He knows everything. My father is as busy as a bee at work. His boss says nobody works harder than my father. At home, my father is as quiet as a mouse. My mother says my father is as stubborn as a mill. Sometimes she says he is as sloppy as a pig, too. I don’t understand what she means by that. He takes out the trash every time she tells him to.

我的父亲是世界上最伟大的人之中的一个。他像牛一样强壮。他能爬最高的山，他能游最宽的河。他也像公牛一样聪明。他能驾驭最野的马，抓住最危险的犯人。他是镇上最会讲故事的人。他无所不知。我的父亲工作很忙。他的老板说没有人比我父亲工作还要努力。在家里，父亲非常安静。我的母亲说父亲非常顽固。有时她也说他跟猪一样邋遢。我不明白她的意思。每次她让他去倒垃圾，他就把垃圾拿出去倒。