跟你比 差远了
“Unlike you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
跟你比 差远了
“Unlike you.”
其实 我第一份工作就是做护工
“Actually, my first job was a carer.”
“You are much better at this than I am, I still have a lot to learn.”
Chinese politeness etiquette strongly favors self-deprecation and complimenting the other party to avoid appearing boastful.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
compared to you
Common conversational formula used to introduce a comparison between the speaker and listener.
nowhere near as good / falls far short
An essential spoken idiom for polite self-deprecation when responding to a compliment.
Adds emphasis to the degree of difference between the two subjects being compared.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Of course, she's nowhere near as good as you.”
“He can't compare to you. Not even close.”
“wouldn't have a tenth of the influence you have.”
“I can't compare to you, General.”
“I can't compare with that.”