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in this, arroyave likens himself to a baker trying to find the ideal combination of ingredients to make the perfect piecrust.

在这一方面，Arroyave将自己比作一个尝试找到一种理想的素材搭配，做出完美的馅饼皮的烘培师。

One observer likens the chasm in wages between Gulf nationals and poor migrants to the Mariana Trench.

一位观察者将海湾国民与穷苦移民者的薪金差别比作是马里亚纳海沟。

The author likens Wenzhou people to characters in Hollywood movie 'Windtalkers,' which featured U.S. soldiers who used the Navajo language as a code to prevent the Japanese from listening in during World War II.

可以说当时的温州人就像美国大片中的风语者一样。电影《风语者》讲述的是二战期间美国士兵利用纳瓦霍语传递情报，以防日本人监听的故事。