感觉这句有个参照系,或说句首有背景（上文/前文）
The moon is nearer (to the earth/to us...) than the sun,the sun is farther (to the earth/to us...) than the moon.
月亮距地球比太阳（更）近,太阳离地球比月亮（更）远.
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供参高手厉害。。。