不如

Better unchaste than humourless, better dead than a dead weight .

没趣不如淫荡，叫人讨厌不如溘然长逝。

A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.

巧言不如直说。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远亲不如近邻。

Gas is both cheaper and much faster at heating a tankful of water。

但是电water heater不如gas加热迅速，也不如gas能省钱。

It is better to wear out than rust out.

与其懒死, 不如累死。

As actress Jane is not in the same class as Susan.

作演员, 简不如苏珊。

The TV programme was not up to par tonight.

今晚电视切目不如往常好。

As a scholar he is not in the same street with his predecessors.

作, 他远不如其辈。

After the injury the bones did not articulate as well as before.

受伤后骨不如从连接好。

Man’s sense of smell is much less informative than his sight.

人嗅觉提供信息远不如视觉。

His plans are not what they purport to be.

他计划并不如他们所声称那样。

Everything goes amiss with him, he has certainly bad luck.

他事事不如意, 运气真不好。

He always flies into a tantrum when he’s contradicted.

每当不如意时他就会大发脾气。

It would be truer to say that he was careless than that he was unkind.

与其说他待人苛刻倒不如说粗心更准确。

All believe a cosmetologist, be inferior to asking oneself, are oneself comfortable?

尽信美容专家，不如问自己，自己是不是舒服？

His work is inferior to mine.

他工作不如我。

That’s three times he’s beaten me—I must be slipping!

他已经打败我三次了——我肯定是不如以了！

My English cannot compare with his.

我英文水平不如他。

Rab was treated like a dog.

拉布待遇猪狗不如。

I'm worse at sums than John.

我算术不如约翰好。