as far as the east from the west 像东距西那么远 十分遥远；相去甚远。
《圣经·旧约·诗篇》（Bible, Old Testament, Psalms）第103章是歌颂“上帝之爱”的诗篇，其中第11-12节记载：“天离地有多高，他（上帝）对敬畏他的人的慈爱就有多大；东离西有多远，他（上帝）叫我们的过错离我们有多远。（For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those fear Him; as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.）上帝对敬畏他的人慈善，就像父亲疼爱自己的孩子。”
据此，英语里用“as far as the east from the west”（像东距西那么远 十分遥远）表示“相去甚远”。如：
Though they are twain brothers, they far different in their doings, as far as the east from the west
（虽然他俩是双胞胎兄弟，但他们为人处事绝不相同，简直是天壤之别。）
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