英語流行口語:13.Comparison 比較
比較
A:Both Bob and carl will become somebody in the future.Don't you think so?
鮑伯和卡爾將來都了不得，你看呢？
B:Yeah.But Bob's talent can't to be named on the same day with Carl's.
不錯(cuò),但是鮑伯的才智可無法與卡爾同日而語
A:But Bob is more generous and ready to help.
但是鮑伯更慷慨、更樂于助人。
B:We cannot judge a man totally by that.
我們可不能以此判斷一個(gè)人。
A:Julia and Anne have both taken dance lessons.
朱莉婭和安妮都選了舞蹈課。
They want to be famous dancer,I think.
我想她們都想當(dāng)有名的舞蹈家。
Yet Julia is not a patch on Anne because she's not as diligent and clever as Anne.
朱莉婭根本比不上安妮,因?yàn)樗目炭嗪臀蛐远疾蝗绨材?/p>
A:I don't see much difference,anyway.
但是我卻沒看出有什么差別。
A:Who's better at chess,Bill or Fred?
誰的棋玩得更好一些，比爾還是弗雷德？
B:Botd are superb in their skills.
兩個(gè)人的棋藝都不錯(cuò)。
Anyhow,Fred is one up on Bill from my point of view.
但是我認(rèn)為弗雷德要略勝一籌。
A:You said it.
你說對(duì)了。
A:Mary sings much better than Susan,doesn't she?
瑪麗比蘇珊唱要好，對(duì)不對(duì)？
B:Yes.But Mary is no match for Susan in painting.
是的.但是在繪畫方面瑪麗不是蘇珊的對(duì)手.
A:Maybe it's because Susan's parents are both painters.
也許是因?yàn)樘K珊的父母都是畫家的緣故吧。
A:Plastic bags are widely used nowadays.
現(xiàn)在人們大量使用塑料袋。
B:But they're hard to be disposed of.
但是塑料很難處理掉。
A:In this aspect,I think,pater bags have the edge on plastic bags.
我認(rèn)為在這方面紙袋要比塑料袋強(qiáng)一點(diǎn)兒.
A:George speaks Japannese better than Frank.
喬治的日語比弗蘭克說得好。
B:Yet in writing,George has nothing on Frank.
但是寫得不如弗蘭克。
A:Therefore,I hope they could help each other and learn from each other.
所以我希望他倆能命相幫助，取長(zhǎng)補(bǔ)短。
A:You're going go Dresden for sightseeing?B:Yeah.And I'm going by bus.
你要去德萊斯觀光嗎?不錯(cuò).我要坐公共汽車去.
A:I think a train journey is as fast as a bus journey.
我認(rèn)為坐火車與坐汽車一樣快。
B:But both my wife and I prefer taking a bus.
可是我和我妻子都喜歡坐公共汽車。
A:Bob returned from Japan last week. You know that?
鮑伯上周從日本回來了。知道嗎？
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個(gè)年輕人了。
A:I think so,too.
我也這樣認(rèn)為。
A:Maria sings like a lark,doesn't she?
瑪麗婭的歌兒美極了。
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.
也許將來會(huì)成為一名著名的歌唱家。
B:You can bet on that.
我敢打賭她會(huì)的。
A:Yesterday I read "hamlet".Such a fantastic book!
昨天我讀了《王子復(fù)仇記》.真是本好書.
B:You said it.No one can match Shakespeare in artistic talent.
你說對(duì)了,就藝術(shù)才能而言沒人能與莎士比亞相比.
A:I do agree with you.
我很贊成你的觀點(diǎn)。
A:Do you like travelling?B:Yes,I do.
你喜歡旅游嗎？是的。
A:Do you usually travel by bus?
你總是坐汽車旅行嗎？
B:No,by train.I think it's much safer than bus.
不，坐火車。我想火車要更安全些。
A:Mike,you're seventeen years old,right? B:Yeah,Why?
邁克，你已經(jīng)17歲了吧？是的，怎么啦？
A:You look quite mature beside your cousin who is eighteen.
和你18歲的表兄比,你顯得很成熟。
B:You can bet on that.
你說對(duì)了。
A:I think my car can run much faster than yours.
我認(rèn)為我的車比你的跑得快。
B:But mine equals yours in economy. B:That's true.
但是我的和你的一樣實(shí)惠。
A:I hear Fred is a very good student in your class.
聽說弗雷德是你們班上非常優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生。
B:Though he's not the one who can get the highest score,
盡管他不是得最高成績(jī)的人，
yet,on the whole,he is comparable to the best.
但是總體來看他卻可以和班上最好的媲美。
A:What do you mean by "on the whole"?
你說的“總體”是什么意思？
B:I mean he's a stuent developing all round.
我是說他是個(gè)全面發(fā)展的學(xué)生。
A:Can you tell me some of the places you've traveled to ?
講一講你旅游過的地方好嗎？
B:I've been to Paris,.Berlin,Alaska...
我去過巴黎、柏林、阿拉斯加......
B:But you just can't compare the former two with Alaska.
前兩者可沒法兒和阿拉斯加相比。
A:Who do you think is the gratest novelist in the history of English literature?
你認(rèn)為英國(guó)文學(xué)史上誰是最偉大的小說家？
B:Charles Dickens.Actually no one can parallel him in writing.
狄更斯。事實(shí)上沒人能在寫作上和他相提并論。
A:I'm afraid I can't agree with you on that.
恐怕我不敢茍同。
I like D.H.Laurence's novels better.
我更喜歡D.H.勞倫斯的小說。
A:What kind of life do you perfer,city life or country life?
你是喜歡農(nóng)村生活還是城市生活？
B:In comparison to city life,the country life is quiet and peaceful.
與城市生活相比，鄉(xiāng)下較為寧靜。
A:But it doesn't have all the modern convenience offered by the city.
但是鄉(xiāng)下沒有城市提供的現(xiàn)代設(shè)施。
B:Yeah,I agree.Every wall has two sides.
我同意這一點(diǎn)。凡事都是有利有弊。
A:What do you think of the acting of the two main actors in the film?
你覺得電影里兩個(gè)主人公的扮演者的演技怎么樣？
B:I consider the hero's acting is inferior to that of the heroine's.don't you agree?
我覺得男主人不如女主人公演得好.你不這樣認(rèn)為嗎?
A:Well,I'm afraid not.I think the hero has much more to be believed in.
不。我認(rèn)為男的演得相當(dāng)真實(shí)。
A:If one is rich,is the happy?
一個(gè)人有錢就幸福嗎？
B:I don't think so.It's impossible to equate wealth and happiness.
我不這樣認(rèn)為.不可能把財(cái)富和幸福劃等號(hào)。
A:Could I understand what you said as:the poorest is the happiest?
我能不能理解為窮人才是最幸福的？
B:Of course not.Sometimes a poor man can be extremely miserable.
當(dāng)然不能。有時(shí)窮人相當(dāng)悲慘。
A:Have you any idea of the prices of ruby and diamond?
你知道紅寶石和金剛石的價(jià)格嗎？
B:I'm not very sure.but I know ruby is less valuable than diamond.
不太了解.但是我認(rèn)為金剛石要比紅寶石貴重.
A:How do you know that? B: I got is from an encyclopedia.
你怎么知道呢？從百乎全書上看來的。
