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This is Raphael in New York City
我是（美国）纽约的拉斐尔
What is meant by the idiom comparing apples and oranges?
comparing apples and oranges这个习语是什么意思呢?
This idiom is often heard in America
这个习语在美国经常会听到（人们在口语中经常会用到）
Comparing apples and oranges is used when a person compares two things that don"t relate to each other
compare apples and oranges是一个人比较两个不相关的事物时使用的
An example would be to compare a job as a nurse to a job as an engineer
一个例子是将护士的工作与工程师的工作进行比较
These two kinds of job have very little in common
这两种工作几乎没有什么共同点
Another example would be to compare writing a book to shopping for clothes
另一个例子是比较写一本书和买衣服
These are unfair comparisons
这些都是不公平的比较
They are two things that are completely different,or things that can"t be compared to one another
它们是两个完全不同的事物，或者是无法相互比较的东西
Some languages express this idea in very funny ways
有些语言用非常有趣的方式来表达这种想法
In Serbia, for example, they say it is like comparing grandmothers and toads
例如，在塞尔维亚，他们说这就像是拿祖母和蟾蜍作比较
In Romania they say it is like comparing grandmothers and machine guns
罗马尼亚，他们说这就像把祖母和机关枪相提并论
In China there"s the saying horses and cows can"t mate
在中国有句俗话：牛马不相及
There is also another American expression, that"s a horse of a different color
美国还有另一种表达方式，那就是不同颜色的马
A horse of a different color, similar to comparing apples and oranges
A horse of A different color类似于比较苹果和橙子
is used for comparing two ideas that are completely different from one another
用于比较两个彼此完全不同的观点
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下期再会
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我是拉斐尔
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