天壤之别，用英语怎么表达

“天壤之别或相去甚远”用英语表达可以是 far cry from，寓意：

1、something that is very different from something else
与其他东西非常不同的东西

2、different from what is expected
与预期不同

3、a long distance away, physically or metaphorically
距离很远，身体上或隐喻上

例如：

1、The apartment they live in now is a far cry from the huge mansion they once used to have.
他们现在住的公寓与他们曾经拥有的豪宅大不相同。

解析：used to 意为“曾经”，用于过去持续或经常发生的事，后面跟不带 to 的不定式。

2、He is a great player, but it is time for him to retire. His recent performances are a far cry from what they used to be during his peak years.
他是个伟大的球员，但现在是他退役的时候了。他最近的表现与他巅峰时期的表现大不相同。

3、The reception of our boss's daughter's wedding was very simple and muted, a far cry from the lavish and boisterous one we were expecting.
我们老板女儿的婚礼招待会非常简单，沉默寡言，与我们期待的奢华喧闹的婚礼相去甚远。

解析：若名词是以“s"结尾的，那么所有格是在后面加撇号，也可以加撇号再加“s"，不过后者更常用。

4、Due to the roadblock, we were forced to sleep in tents crammed with as many people as possible, a far cry from the comfortable rooms that we had booked.
由于路障，我们被迫睡在帐篷里，尽可能多的人挤在一起，与我们预定的舒适房间相去甚远。

5、What the government had achieved during their rule was a far cry from what they had promised during the elections.
政府在他们统治期间所取得的成就与他们在选举期间所作的承诺相去甚远。

6、The heat and dust of this city is a far cry from the clean and cool climes of the place where we used to live.
这座城市的热浪和灰尘与我们过去居住的地方干净凉爽的气候相去甚远。

解析：关系副词 where 引导的定语从句，修饰先行词 the place.