Day 17
It doesn't matter where you are, you are nowhere compared to where you can go.
跟你可以去到的地方相比，你身处何处并不重要。
Notes
matter
1. be no laughing matter 严肃的事，完美破解汉语中的“不是开玩笑”“不是闹着玩的”
Think twice about it. It's no laughing matter for you. 你得想好了，这可不是闹着玩的。
2. it's just/ only a matter of time 只是时间问题，对应汉语中的“早晚的事”
I told you it's just a matter of time！我说过了，这就是早晚的事。
compare
1. you can't compare apples and oranges，对应汉语中的“没有可比性”“不能相提并论”
They are both great but you can't compare apples and oranges. 他们两个都不错，但是没法相提并论。
2. beyond/ without compare 无与伦比；举世无双，完美破解汉语中的“无人能比，绝了”
My mother is beyond compare. 我的妈妈无人能比。
作业：
1.我不想连累你，这可不是闹着玩的。
英文: I don't want to bother you, it's no laughing matter for you.
2.风景这边独好。（不用good/ best）
英文: The landscape here is beyond compare.
3.他花钱大手大脚，破产是早晚的事。（不用sooner or later）
英文: He always wastes money. It 's a matter of time for him to break out.
E0410答案：
1.我不想连累你，这可不是闹着玩的。
I don't want to make you part of this. It's no laughing matter.
2.风景这边独好。（不用good/ best）
The landscape here is beyond compare.
3.他花钱大手大脚，破产是早晚的事。
（不用sooner or later）
He spends money like water. It's just a matter of time before he goes bankrupt.
【解析】
▎句1
考核点：be no laughing matter 严肃的事
I don't want to make you part of this.我不想让你掺和进来→我不想连累你
It's no laughing matter. 这可不是闹着玩的。
▎句2
考核点：beyond/ without compare 无与伦比；举世无双
The landscape here is beyond compare. 这边的风景无与伦比→风景这边独好。
▎句3
考核点：it's just/ only a matter of time 只是时间问题
❶It's just a matter of time before he goes bankrupt. 他破产只是时间问题→破产是早晚的事
❷词汇积累：
like water 大量地
go bankrupt 破产
