1.Distant water can't put out a nearby fire, and a distant relative is not as helpful as a close neighbor.
远水不救近火，远亲不如近邻
2.He wasn't uncle to any of us; he was merely married to a distant relative of our parents' generation.
他其实不是我们任何一人的嫡亲姑父；只不过和我们父辈的一位远亲结了婚罢了。
3.Roger: Well, for immediate family you do. My great aunt was kind of a distant relative, so the company won't pay for the hours.
罗杰：噢，只有直系亲属的才有。我姨婆有点算是远亲，所以公司不会给薪。
4.A distant relative found her and put her in a taxi back to Croix des Bouquets, where she has nothing, she said.
一位远亲后来发现了她，叫了出租车把她送回德布凯，那座城市里她一无所有。
5.The researchers hope that the synchrotron ultimately supplies what used to be impossible-to-get details about our distant relative.
研究人员希望，同步加速器最终能够带给我们一些以往不可能得知的细节，让我们更加了解这些“远亲”。
6.Perhaps a distant relative you haven't seen in a while will come by for a visit or will give you a phone call.
也许一个远房亲戚你没见过一段时间会来拜访我还是会给你一个电话。
7.According to an old Chinese saying, a distant relative is less likely to help you out than a near neighbor.
根据一项古老的中国谚语，一个远房亲戚不太可能会帮助你比近邻。
8.the red panda is only a very distant relative of the giant panda.
让小熊猫与大熊猫扯上亲戚关系是一件非常勉强的事情
9.The pair lured Franks, a neighbor and distant relative of Loeb's, into a rented car.
这对拍档引诱弗兰克斯—一个邻居同时也是勒伯的远方亲戚坐上一辆租来的汽车。
10.He stayed with a distant relative in Kawasaki and shared apartments with another five who also came from China.
他投奔了川崎市的一位远亲，和另外5个中国人合租了一个公寓。