不如 的英文翻译

it would be better to

not as good as

不如 的中文句子和英文句子

男人们喜欢追逐那些象浴缸里的湿肥皂般难以捉摸的女人，即使是讨厌洗澡的男人也无不如此。

Men like to pursue an elusive woman, like a cake of wet soap in a bathtub- even men who hate bath.


唉，我看什么都不如偶尔受点挫折更能使你明白你是多么的幸运了。

Ah well, I suppose there's nothing like an occasional setback to make you realize how lucky you really are.


与其说是海洋分割这个世界，不如说是统一这个世界。

The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it. (=The oceans do not divide the world so much as unite it.)


与其说成功在于运气不如说是辛勤努力。

Success lies not so much as in luck as in hard work.


他穿着他兄弟的夜礼服去参加盛大的集会，但是穿着向别人借来的装门面的漂亮衣服看上去很不舒服，还不如他平时穿的牛仔裤和梯恤衫好。

He wore his brother's evening dress to the function but looked very uncomfortable in his borrowed plumes instead of hi usual jeans and tee shirt.


阿波罗计划与其说是一项科学成果，不如说是一项技术成就。

The Apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a technical accomplishment.


预防胜于治疗（治病不如防病）。

Prevention is better than cure.


与其说这是一个厨房还不如说这是一个起居室。

This is more of a sitting room than a kitchen.


他不如她高。

He is less tall than she is.


一个人的伟大与其说是由他的财富来判断，倒不如说是由他的品德来判断。

One's greatness lies not so much in his wealth as in his character.