The stage lost two great actors when they did not take up the drama.

要是没有他俩，这出戏要大为。

It's not as nice, but it's less expensive.

稍微一些 但没那么贵。

We'd all be a little less rich without them.

没有他们，我们的生活会很多。

Would you recommend that over the steak?

相比之下，你觉得牛排些吗？

But my drawing is certainly very much less charming than its model.

可是，我的画当然要比他本人的模样得多。

The competition could have been worse if Michael hadn't been in it.

要是迈克尔没有参加的话，比赛肯不少。

Less so are some of his judgments.

但相比之下他的一些点则稍显。

Smaller and drabber than the performers, female Capercaillie are shopping for a mate.

雌松鸡体，羽毛为，它们在一旁战，挑选配偶。

Movie stars that are not quite so valuable are B-list.

比他们要一些的电影明星被称之为B-list。

No one, that is, except Martha Huber, whose own lawn paled in comparison.

但是唯独Martha Huber例外，相比而言她的草坪要许多。

Our productivity is absolutely as good as any steel mill in Europe or America.

我们的生产能力也非常棒 比起欧美的任何钢厂都不。

When it comes to scene-setting and all sorts of description, a meal is as good as a feast.

说到场景布置和各种细节描述，一蔬一饭足以果腹，并不比一顿大餐。

Oregon thought they had a bad season in 2020— it was less than a million acres burned.

俄勒冈州认为该州2020年的火灾高发季比——过火面积不到100万英亩。

Women are not less ambitious than men, they insist, but more enlightened with different and more meaningful goals.

他们坚持认为女性的抱负心不于男性，她们只是追随着有别于男性而且更有意义的目标而已。

At least the young Du Fu is not inferior.

至少年轻的杜甫不。

But overall, it is no less global.

但总的来说，它的全球性并不。

And also Chavez was more charismatic and Maduro less charismatic.

此外，查韦斯更具个人魅力，而马杜罗则相对。

In fact, Du Fu is not inferior to Li Bai.

其实, 杜甫并不比李白。

Not quite so much more as in America, that is all.

只不过比起美国来要些罢了。

The competition may be inferior, but is ultimately not substantially worse.

竞争对手或许稍一筹，但终究并未显著。