streets ahead 非常优越
【讲解】
此语用于指人或物的时候,不是以一般的尺寸来衡量,而足以好几条街道的长度来衡量。例如:The writer’s new book is streets ahead of his last one.(这个作家的新作大大优于他的旧作。)
【对话】
A:Whose English is the best in your class?
A:班上谁的英语最棒?
B:James, of course.
B:当然是詹姆斯了。
A:Oh?
A:是吗?
B:He is good at English, especially he is streets ahead of the rest of the class at reading.
B:是的,尤其是阅读理解方面,比其他的同学要好得多。