A similar story could be told/ a different story could be told.

情况类似/情况相反(1)

When it comes to technological advances, young generation often puts their older
counterparts to shame, and it is good for us to learn from the millennial generation
and regain the desire to explore new things. 使某人羞愧；使相形见绌 (2)

Due to rapid technological advances, today’s computers are a world away from the
chunky machines that had little computing power half a century ago. 天壤之别 =A is
a far cry from B (3)
The education children receive in big cities is far removed from what their peers get
in rural areas, where good teachers are hard to come by. The rise of online education
promises to redress the balance. 有很大的不同 (20)

Undergraduate students at prestigious universities are more likely to study purely

academic fields such as philosophy and classics, whereas those at less choosy ones
tend to pick vocational topics such as business or nursing. (4)
Graduates choosing a job that interests them are more likely to be successful in their
career, whereas those who accept a high-paying but tedious position tend to end up
feeling discouraged and empty. (4)

Japan is ranked among the best in the world for poverty reduction. XX 在某方面位居
世界前列
Denmark is ranked among the best in the world for health care system, endowment
insurance, to name but a few. (5)

Me being crazy for 5 sentences:(6)

Nowhere is gun violence more of a problem than in the United States. To mitigate the
problem, the US government should hold the gun industry accountable and ensure
that there is adequate oversight over the marketing and sales of guns and ammunition.
Nowhere is the effect of government policy more apparent than in agriculture.
Nowhere is natural landscape more beautiful than in Switzerland.
Nowhere is daddy kink more of a problem in the hug of Mads Mikkelsen.
Nowhere is the feeling of warmth more apparent in home.

Studies have shown that excessive use of mobile phones can lead to a short attention
span, which puts children at a disadvantage in terms of learning. It is therefore
important for parents to limit the time their children spend on digital devices.(7)
And he has this quote that I think really sheds light on what is going on here, which is,
he says, “An abundance of information creates a poverty of attention”, right?

Japan is not in the same league as China at making electric cars.(8)

“You are way out of his league” 他配不上你
Mads is not in the same league as Yuzuru at figure skating. Fair enough.
After launching with much fanfare in 2021, the Metaverse has failed to meet public
expectations. The reason why it can’t get off the ground is that VR technologies are
still not up to scratch. It will be years before such technologies to get into the
mainstream. 还未达到应有水平= is not good enough (9)

She’s a natural leader and connects with people in a way that makes them feel heard,
and she has an instinct for creative storytelling that is second to none. 首 屈 一 指
=something is without parallel. (10)

The shortcomings of self-driving cars pale into insignificance beside the great benefits
they will bring to us, mainly a plunge in road accidents, reduced traffic congestion
and less pollution. A pales into insignificance beside B/ A pales into insignificance
when compared with B.与 B 相比 A 变得微不足道 (11)

The outbreak of the virus once caused panic in this city, but thanks to the herculean
effort of the government, people have finally gained the upper hand over the virus. 占
上风 (12)

To recklessly cut down forests is tantamount to bringing environmental disasters to

our children. For the sake of future generations, we should make every effort to
protect the forest. 等同；无异于，通常用于强调某计划或者行动糟糕，无异于与
虎谋皮 it’s tantamount to bargain for hide with tigers. (13)

The megacity( that Shenzhen has now become )stands in stark contrast to the small
fishing village it was 40 years ago, when the reform and opening up policy was first
implemented. 形成鲜明对比(14)

The Chinese government’s industrial policies prove to be a success, as is evidenced by

the fact that China’s electric car industry is on a par with that of the United State.
In South Korea, students from lower-income families perform on a par with wealthier
peers.=the wealthier counterparts (15)

The financial crisis is more serious than government statistics suggest.

Gender pay gap is even worse than the figures suggest. 比数据暗示的更...(16)

Often when we accept ourselves, and forgive our various foibles, we are better placed
to turn our attention to what can be done, instead of guilt-spiraling over what hasn’t
been. 能够更好地，在更有利的地位做某事
go into that downward spiral.
With one of the world’s highest smartphone penetration rates and advanced
information technology, China is better placed than its western counterparts to create
a cashless society.(17)
Something is shy of 未达到...的数量/差点达到(18)

The notion that global warming has nothing to do with our daily life is mistaken.
Rising temperatures can cause a decline in water supplies and reduce agricultural
yields, which in turn leads to rising food prices. 与...无关 (19)

The latest iPhone is not so much a phone as a personal medical-date hub.与其说是一

部手机，不如说是私人医疗数据中心。
Many people are not so much incapable of dealing with challenges as unwilling to
confront them. 许多人与其说是没有能力，不如说是不愿意面对困难。(21)

These days, immigration reform is less a partisan issue than a Republican family
squabble.
Unskilled employees are less an asset than a liability to a company, which explains
the reason why they are vulnerable to lay-offs during economic downturns. 与其说是，
更不如说是...(22)
Mikkelsen is less a gymnast than an unparalleled actor.
Yuzuru is less a figure skater than an fabulous artist on the ice.

Some people argue that the government should limit the number of cars on the road to
reduce traffic congestion. However, studies reveal that the problem is not that there
are too many cars, but rather that the public transport system is inefficient. 问题不在
于...而在于... (25)

Most young people today lead a sedentary lifestyle and consume too much fast food,
which is the antithesis of healthy living. It is high time they changed their lifestyle.
与...（的理念）相悖；比 “the opposite of”语气更正式也更重。强调站在某事
物对立面 (23)

Global inequality is growing ever more pronounced in recent years. The rich throw
lavish parties and snap up luxury products. At the other end of the spectrum/scale are
the poor who struggle to get enough to eat. 在光谱的另一端，与之前相反的是。后
面接倒装句。 (24)
As soon as Mads entered his acting zone, he suddenly became this stunning,
handsome man with the aura that vibe perfectly with the character he was playing.
However, at the other end of the spectrum will he have the naive looking face when
the scene ended.

China has succeeded in producing one fourth of the world’s grain and feeding one
fifth of the world’s population, which is all the more impressive given that the country
has less than 10 percent of the world’s arable land. (all the better/all the more
gorgeous...)
<All The Round> was nominated for an Oscar, which was all the better given that it
was shot during the pandemic.

For all the talk of equal rights for women, gender discrimination is still rife in the
workplace. More measures should be taken to improve gender equality in the labor
market. 尽管有许多讨论，但仍然...(27)

Just as it would be unwise to promote economic growth at the expense of the

environment, so it would be equally imprudent to preserve the environment to the
exclusion of economic growth. The best approach, therefore, is to have an
environmentally sustainable economy. 说明两种都是极端的，用来引出折衷立场。
Just as it would be a mistake to underestimate the new Brazil, so it would be to gloss
over its weakness. (28)

Some people argue that the demolition of old building flies in the face of cultural
heritage preservation. Every time an old building is torn down, a part of history is
gone with it. Fly in the face of = go against.公然违抗，背道而驰 (29)

Technological advances help to disseminate information and knowledge. All the more
so with the advent of online education, which enables us to learn anytime, anywhere
and at a low cost. 尤其是对于...来说，这种效果更明显。 (30)

What Mass is for Catholics, technology conferences are for geeks. Technology
conferences 对于 geeks 的意义，就跟 Mass 对于 Catholics 的意义一样。
What petrol is for cars, date is for machine learning, which explains why tech firms
today are so eager to accumulate date, sometimes even at the cost of their users’
privacy. 类比 (31)

Modern buildings, such as apartment complexes, office towers and mega-malls, are
nowhere near as elaborate and beautiful as historic ones. A 远没有 B 那么...(32)
MOOCs are nowhere near as good as a class taught face-to-face.

The effects of global warming have been thrown into sharp relief by the melting of
polar ice caps, which is six times faster today than it was only two decades ago. 使醒
目；使鲜明；使更加突出。(33)
Ugly suit threw into sharp relief Mads’ good looking.
=Ugly suit threw Mads’ good looking into sharp relief.