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When talking about small differences, you can use a modifier plus a comparative adjective or adverb, like this: They played a bit better.
当谈论小的差异时，你可以用修饰语加比较级形容词或副词，例如：他们表现得更出色。
They were just a little sharper. The keeper did slightly better. They were a touch faster.
他们更加灵敏一点。守门员的表现略好。他们速度更快一些。
You can also use quite as… as… to show that two things are slightly different, like this:
你也可以用"quite as… as…"来表示两件事略有不同，比如:
He wasn't quite as hesitant as he was last week.
他不像上周那样犹豫不决了。
In the dialogue, we were talking about a football match that we both saw,
这个对话中讨论的是我们观赏到的足球比赛，
but you can use these phrases and structures to talk about many different topics.
不过你可以使用这些短语和结构来谈论很多不同的话题。
For example: Taking the train will be a bit faster. She's a little older than her husband.
例如：搭乘这趟列车会更快一些。她比她丈夫年长一些。
This isn't quite as spicy as the last time you made it.
这次的没有你上次做的辣。
Let's look at one more topic. In the next section, we're going to talk about food.
我们再来换一个主题。在下一节，我们将讨论食物。
What did you think? It was tasty, but the dishes didn't vary much.
你意下如何？味道不错，但菜式的变化不大。
Everything tasted much the same. Yeah, I know what you mean. Did you try the shrimp? Yeah.
每道菜尝起来都差不多。我明白你的意思。你品尝过这道虾了吗？是的。
That was probably the best, but the main dishes were all pretty similar.
这道菜可能是最好的了，但是主菜似乎没有很出彩。
Tomato, sweet, slightly spicy… Maybe we just didn't order the right things.
番茄，甜的，微辣的…或许是我们点的菜不对胃口。
I don't think it's that. I've been there before, and it was more or less like tonight.
我不这么认为。我以前去过一次，当时的味道跟今晚的差不多。
It was a bit disappointing, especially for the price.
让人有点失望，尤其是价格还很贵。
It was nearly as expensive as that Japanese place we went to for my birthday! Yeah, I know.
价格快赶上我过生日那次咱们去的那家日本餐馆了！是的，我知道。
Let's not go back. Here, we were talking about a bad restaurant, where everything tasted almost the same.
我们不要扯远了。我们刚才谈论的是一家糟糕的餐馆，所有的菜品味道几乎一样。
Of course, talking about close similarities is similar to talking about minor differences.
当然，谈论相似点和谈论细微差异是相似的。
The only difference is your focus.
唯一的不同之处在于你的侧重点。
If two things are slightly different,
如果两件事情略有差异，
you can use different language depending on whether you want to focus on the differences or on the similarities.
你可以使用不同的语言，这一点取决于你是想强调不同之处还是相似之处。
In this dialogue, you heard five phrases to describe slight similarities.
在这段对话中，你听到了五组短语来描述轻微的相似之处。
Can you remember them? You heard: The dishes didn't vary much.
你还有印象吗？你听到了：菜式的区别不大。
Everything tasted much the same. The main dishes were all pretty similar. It was more or less like tonight.
每样菜品尝起来都差不多。主菜都很相似。这或多或少有点像今晚的菜式。
It was nearly as expensive as that Japanese place we went to for my birthday.
这家店的价格几乎和我过生日去的那家日本餐厅一样贵。
Of course, you can adapt these phrases to talk about different things; for example: Apartments here don't vary much.
当然，你可以用这些短语来谈论不同的事情：这边的公寓差别不大。
You can do it today or tomorrow—it's much the same to me.
今天做或者明天做——对我来说没什么区别。
A lot of small towns in the UK are pretty similar.
英国的很多小城镇都十分相似。
There are different versions of rugby, but the basic idea is more or less the same.
英式橄榄球有不同的版本，但基本的理念或多或少是相同的。
My nephew is almost as tall as me now! Now, you should know how to talk about differences and similarities in different ways.
我的侄子现在几乎和我一样高了！现在，你应该知道如何用不同的方式谈论不同点和相似点。
Let's see how you can put everything you've learned together.
我们如何把学到的东西结合起来。
Of course, when you're speaking or writing naturally, you don't necessarily want to talk about only big differences, or only similarities.
当然，当自然地说话或写作时，不一定只比较大的差异，或仅谈论相似之处。
You may need to use a range of different language.
你可能需要使用一系列不同的语言。
You're going to see two longer answers on different topics, using a range of language from this lesson.
你会在不同的话题上看到两个较长的答案，使用本课的一系列语言。
First, let's see an answer comparing two cities: Moscow and St Petersburg:
首先，我们来比较一下两座城市：莫斯科和圣彼得堡：
If you visit Russia, you should definitely visit both Moscow and St Petersburg.
如果你去俄罗斯，一定得去莫斯科和圣彼得堡看看。
They're completely different cities.
这是两座完全不同的城市。
St Petersburg feels much more European than Moscow, while Moscow is a bit grittier, but very interesting.
与莫斯科相比，圣彼得堡给人的感觉更欧洲化，而莫斯科则略显硬朗，不过也非常有趣。
Things like accommodation, food, transport and so on are much the same in both places.
这两座城市的住宿、食物、交通等方面都差不多。
It's slightly easier to find a cheaper place to stay in St Petersburg, but Moscow has a bit more variety when it comes to eating out.
在圣彼得堡找个便宜点的居所相对容易一些，而在莫斯科，外出就餐时有更多的选择。
To get around, take the metro, which is just as efficient in both cities.
想要四处转转，可以搭乘地铁，两座城市的交通都很方便。
Have you been to Moscow or St Petersburg? What would you add to our description? You can let us know in the comments!
你去过莫斯科或者圣彼得堡吗？你对我们的描述有什么要补充的吗？可以在评论中告诉我们！
Let's look at one more longer example.
接下来看一个更长的例句。
This time, we're going to compare working at home with working in an office.
这一次，我们来比较在家办公和在办公室工作。
It's hard to compare working at home and working in an office.
其实，很难将两者进行比较。
People think that working at home would be much more relaxing, but that's not always true.
人们认为在家工作更加放松，然而事实并非总是如此。
You still have to do just as much work, so it can be equally stressful.
你要做的工作仍然很多，所以压力也一样大。
Of course, you have slightly more freedom to plan your own day,
当然，你可以相对自由地计划一天的安排，
but you also have to be a bit more responsible, because otherwise you end up wasting a lot of time.
但你也必须要更加负责任，不然会浪费掉大把的时间。
In the end, you save time commuting, but most people waste a little more time,
最终，虽然节省了通勤时间，但大多数人会多浪费一点时间，
so you spend nearly as much time working as if you just went to work.
所以花在工作上的时间几乎和到办公室上班一样多。
Can you see how this answer uses different phrases and structures from the lesson to compare these two points?
你知道如何使用本节课不同的短语和结构来比较这两点的吗？
What do you think about this topic? Would you prefer to work at home, or work in an office?
你觉得这个话题怎么样？你喜欢在家办公还是在办公室办公？
Let us know in the comments.
请在评论中回复。
Finally, could you make a longer answer like this?
最后，你可以给出这种长一点的回复吗？
You could compare two cities you've visited, two different cuisines, two people you know, or something else.
你可以比较到访过的两座城市，两种不同的菜肴，两个认识的人或者其他的事物。
You can use this language to talk about almost anything!
你可以使用这种方式谈论任何事情！
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Thanks for watching! See you next time!
感谢观看！下次见！
