原标题：进阶写作：实用短语句型(11) – 论述事物优点&竞争对比时常用句型
LIST 11
(1)
hold the aces / hold all the cards
= to have the advantages in a situation so that you are sure to win
（某人）占有绝对优势
In fact, GM had little choice in the matter. The German government held all the cards. It was providing Opel with critical bridging finance and was willing to support Magna with up to 4.5 billion euro to restructure the business. (The Economist 2010)
实际上，通用公司对此事几乎别无选择。所有的牌都握在德国政府手里：正是德国政府为欧宝提供了关键的过渡性融资，并且愿意用多达45亿欧元的资金帮助麦格纳与欧宝的重组。
(2)
bear a close resemblance to sb. / sth
= be similar to somebody or something
与。。。非常相似
Investment bankers would hate to admit it, but traditionally they have borne some resemblance toestate agents, matching buyers and sellers of financial assets instead of houses and land and taking a fee on the transaction.
(The Economist 2007)
尽管投资银行家可能不愿承认，但传统意义上他们与房地产经纪人有所相似：房地产经纪人为房屋和地产的买卖双方牵线，而他们给金融资产的买卖双方牵线，而两者都是从中获利。
(3)
be at variance with sb. / sth.
= to be in disagreement with someone or something, or to be different from them
与。。。有分歧；与。。。存在差异
[外刊语境]
These days, physiognomy is an unfashionable science. The idea that character is etched into an individual’s face is so much at variance withmodern notions of free will that research in the area dwindled long ago . (The Economist 2011)
现在，相面术已经是一门过时的科学。相由心生的观点与现代自由意志观念存在很大差异，以至于这个领域的研究很久以前就减少了。
(4)
be far removed from sth.
= to be very different from something
与。。。迥然不同；与。。。毫不相干
[外刊语境]
Clinton’s speech was less bitter in its tone but also included a series of jokes not far removed fromthe attack lines she has employed against Trump on the stump. (The Guardian 2016)
在这次演讲中，希拉里的口气稍微没那么咄咄逼人，但开的几个玩笑与在巡回演讲拉票时，用来攻击特朗普的论调如出一辙。
(5)
be a shining / prime example of…
成为。。。的一个典范
= be the epitome of…
[例句]
She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve .
她为残疾人有所作为树立了光辉的榜样。
(6)
be of the utmost importance /
be of paramount importance
。。。至关重要
[反义] be of secondary importance;
be of little / no consequence
[例句]
Women’s role as mothersis of paramount importance to society.
女性作为母亲的角色对社会至关重要。
(7)
see / present something in a positive light
从积极的角度看某事
[反义]see / present sth. in a negative light
[例句]
If you spend a year travelling after school, employers often see this in a positive light.
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