新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第87课:究竟谁更好?

 　　Lesson 74 Comparison

　　第74课 比较

　　A:Julia and Anne have both taken dance lessons.They want to be famous dancers, I think.

　　A：朱莉娅和安妮都选了舞蹈课。我想她们都想当有名的舞蹈家。

　　B:Yet Julia is not a patch on Anne because she's not as diligent¹ and clever as Anne.

　　B：朱莉娅根本比不上安妮，因为她的刻苦程度和悟性都不如安妮。

　　A:I don't see much difference,anyway.

　　A：但是我却没看出有什么差别。

1 diligent   

adj.勤勉的，勤奋的

参考例句：

• He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
• She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。