相比之下

While living in the hills or on higher ground inland may seem a safer bet as the coast becomes less predictable, flood water rushing down hillsides during storms can destroy even the sturdiest house.

相比之下，居住在山里或者位置较高的陆地上，表面看来似更有胜算，然而这只能说，只有在海边天气反复无常的时候是如此。可如果遇到暴雨和山洪暴发，那么山里的房子再怎么坚固都难逃厄运。

It also dwarfs the $2 billion and more than $16 billion sums offered by the IMF earlier to fellow strugglers Iceland and Ukraine.

相比之下，国际货币基金组织早些时候分别向冰岛和乌克兰提供的20亿美元和160亿美元的救援资金就显得相形见绌了。

In contrast, the large market stalwarts that tend to make regular payouts have been largely snubbed during the comeback.

相比之下，那些往往定期派息的大公司在股市反弹过程中普遍遇冷。

In contrast, in the field of hydraulic systems, much more is known about the actual perfomance of,say,pipe networks,weirs,spillways etc,as their performance in service can be relatively easily observed or determined.

相比之下，在外地的液压系统，更重要的，是人们对实际性能的，也就是说，管网，拦河坝，溢洪道等，因为他们的表现在服务，可以相对容易观测或确定。

British soubriquet s, such as the reactionary "White Van Man" of the 1990s, lack poetry in comparison.

相比之下，英国人的绰号——比如上世纪90年代用来形容反动分子的&白色货车男&——缺乏诗意。

I fell in love with this island because it was really out-of-the-world and really wonderful. It took us a long time to reach the top. We were tired, but our hearts were filled with joy and happiness.

我们艰难的爬到了山顶，非常高，也非常累，但相比之下如此美景，我们的心是充满活力的，我大声的尖叫让整个岛屿都知道我的到来，让整个世界而为我喝彩。

More exposed is Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp, which has a huge market in China for its Otis elevators and Carrier brand heating and air-conditioning systems.

相比之下，风险更大的是西科斯基飞机公司，其母公司联合技术公司旗下的奥的斯电梯和开利牌暖气空调系统在中国享有巨大的市场。

By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way.

相比之下，对成长过程的测定就难多了，因为从定义上讲，它是一次旅行，不是沿途上的某个路标或界标。

By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way.

相比之下，个人成长的过程更艰难的决定，自定义它是一段旅程，而不是具体的路标或地标。

But then I asked myself: Are we serving Shamus as well as he was serving us?

相比之下，共和党的演讲太低劣了一点。

Singer Leona Lewis and former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page emerged as the bus transformed into a grass-covered carnival float, and the pair combined for a rendition of "Whole Lotta Love".

歌手leona刘易斯和前率领的飞艇的吉他手吉米页出现巴士转化为基层所涵盖的嘉年华花车，和一双合并为一移交&整个lotta爱&。

This is Kate, and that's Erin.

这是凯特，那个是爱朗。