My mother always tells me that good men are few and far between (rare).(我母親常告訴我，好人很少。)

Before the nineteen century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.(在十九世紀以前，對海洋感興趣的科學家寥寥無幾。)

The applications that need to know much, if anything, about their host hardware are few and far between.(如果說其他方面的東西，需要了解主機硬件的應用程序十分罕見。)

The reason behind this is that similarities in the two models are few and far between.(這是因為這兩個模型相似的地方很少。)

Why are online solutions to help us with our real-world social needs so few and far between?(在線解決方案為何能彌補現實世界中的那些不足呢？)

Charging stations are few and far between, repair shops are hard to find and the cars are costly.(充電站的數量少、彼此間距離太遠，修理車間難以尋覓，并且車輛的價格都不菲。)

Arctic voyages arelucrative, in demand, and relatively safe (pirates are few and far between in Baffin Bay).(北極游的優勢在于獲利豐厚，需求量大同時較為安全——在巴芬灣很難看到海盜的蹤跡。)

If you wait for inspiration to slap you in the face, your work sessions will be few and far between.(如果你等著靈感在你的臉上扇一巴掌，你的工作進展將稀少而漫長。)

Good roles are few and far between, and their paychecks are usually smaller than their male co-stars'.(好的角色少之又少，而他們的收入相對于男星也通常要少。)

Holidays are few and far between.(假期總是很短，而且間隔很長。)