远比乞丐舒服得多
“was far better than begging.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在天知晓里生活
“life in the All-Knowing”
远比乞丐 舒服得多
“was far better than begging.”
吃穿不愁
“We never lacked food or clothes,”
“It might not be glamorous, but at least we survive without starving on the streets.”
Reflects the common cultural coping strategy of finding satisfaction by comparing one's condition to those even worse off.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
far more... than
A comparative structure emphasizing a significant gap or difference between two options.
much more / a lot more
Placed after an adjective to indicate an extreme comparative degree.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Much more than I need.”
“You look much more presentable now.”
“isn't much better than ours in the countryside.”
“would be enough to feed a poor family for ten years.”
“I wanted to live a better life than everyone else,”
“whether we're poor or rich,”