a bright future 前途光明，遠大前程
He expected a bright future in an export company in the booming coastal metropolis of shanghai.
他盼望在蓬勃發展的沿海大都市上海的一家出口公司擁有光明的前途。
Do you dream of a bright future?
你夢想擁有一個光明的未來嗎？

As opposed to 與⋯⋯相對
Contract sales point to value of new contracts , as opposed to actual revenues.
合同銷售額是指新簽署的合同價值，而不是實際的營業收入。
How strange are realities as opposed to illusion!
和幻想相反，現實是多么奇怪啊！

argue with 與…爭辯，爭論
To argue with him is like beating the air.
和他辯論是白費氣力。
If you drink with a bosom friend, a thousand cups are too few. If you argue with a man, half a sentence is too much.
酒逢知己千杯少，話不投機半句多。