EXAMPLE: Truck sales and automobile sales are apples and oranges –you can't compare them to understand consumer behavior because trucks and car are purchased for very different purposes.

卡车销售与汽车销售是两件看上去相似但实际上根本不同的事情——我们不能为了解消费者行为而将它们对比，因为人们购买卡车和轿车是出于完全不同的目的。

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It is very true that our experience, leadership, dedication, loyalty and the countless other personal attributes that were honed in the line of duty count for something and are desired traits from all employees and that you will never be able to fairly compare apples to oranges(military to civilian), but those are what they are, character traits!

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