She doesn't hold a candle to you.

她根本无法与你相提并论。

But most of us couldn't hold a " candle" to the " extra-gourdinnarrry" efforts of professional " carivsts" .

不过我们大多数人的才能都没法跟专业雕塑家的非凡努力来媲美。

The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant.

这个表达的意思是，连蜡烛都拿不好的人是不适合做仆人的。

" Can't hold a candle to" is a popular expression. It is from the time before electricity, when people used candles for light.

Can't hold a candle to（比不上，还不如）是个常用表达，来自尚未用电的时代，那时人们点蜡烛来照明。

Doesn't hold a candle to my series of pantless meatloaf videos.

完全比不上我的光下身肉卷系列视频啊。

A duster or vacuum can't hold a candle to the stand up proof that doesn't need a sleuth to show all you need's a brush and a handle too.

一个扫把或者吸尘器并不能举着蜡烛用来证明，无需研究显示你需要个刷子或者手柄。