跟艾米莉一起學口語 第627期:美國習慣用語之:can't hold a candle to

can't hold a candle to..
不能...比；遜色於...

I can't hold a candle to Tom.
我不能和湯姆相提並論。

This one is good, but. It can't hold a candle to that one.
這個不錯，但是不能和那個比。

She is pretty good, but she can't hold a candle to her mother.
她很漂亮，但是還是不及她媽媽。

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A: Look, Tom got an "A", but you just got a "C".
瞧瞧，湯姆得了個A，而你只得了C。
B: I can't hold a candle to Tom.
我不能和湯姆相提並論。
A: Why? Both of you are taught by the same teacher.
爲什麼？你們都是同一個老師教的。
B: Because he is smarter than me.
因爲他比我聰明。