be a far cry from

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This, I knew, would be a far cry from my life at Google.
我知道，这跟我在谷歌公司的生活相去甚远。
It will still be a far cry from superior 3D gaming, but we're getting closer with each step.
距完美的3D游戏还有很长的路要走，但我们正在一步步得接近。
The findings are reminders that a genome sequence can be a far cry from knowledge of gene products.
这些发现提醒我们，基因序列与我们所认识的基因产物相差甚远。

But this seems to be a very far cry, ? does it not, from the kind of justice he talks about in the soul that consists in what we might think of as sort of rational autonomy or self-control where reason controls the passions and the appetites.
但这似乎非常地遥不可及，不是吗，若以他所谈灵魂的正义种类看来,那包含了，在我们可能会称之为,理性自治里,或自控,当中理性,控制激情与渴求。
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The president succumbed to this brinkmanship, saying he could not allow the Republicans' hostages, meaning middle-class taxpayers, to be harmed: a far cry from Bill Clinton's facing down of Newt Gingrich which led to the government shutdown of 1995.
ECONOMIST: Taxes, benefits and the deficit
This would be the lowest point in two years, and a far cry from the level needed to substantially improve the economy or lower unemployment.
FORBES: Third-Quarter GDP Growth Expanded To 2.7% For Lousy Reasons
But this could well mean that the pre-surge level of troops will be maintained until the end of Mr Bush's presidency—a far cry from the rapid withdrawal Mr Bush's opponents have called for.
ECONOMIST: America and Iraq