I began to realize that radio could do more even than preserve my sanity and defeat my home-sickness; it could provide me with a wealth of information on, and a hearty appreciation for, a place as different from my home town as any in the country. (《新编大学英语》第四册第八单元)
[原译]我开始意识到,广播不仅使我保持清醒,清除我的思乡之苦,还为我提供了大量有关一个地方的信息,这个地方不同于我的家乡就像这个国家的任何(其他)地方一样,我衷心热爱上它了。
原译者把 as any in the country 译为“就像这个国家的任何地方一样”，是否符合原意？
原译者没有识破 as ... as any 的真面目，因而把句子的意思给译扭了。as ... as any 是一个习语，其含义是“非常”“极其”。例如：
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He is as great a writer as any. 他是一位非常杰出的作家。
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Bill's first term as Governor seemed as inconvenient a time as any. (Hillary, Living History) 比尔第一届州长任内绝对是不方便的。(希拉里，《亲历历史》)
在上面的句子里, as different from my home town as any 作 a place 的定语。
[试译]广播……还为我提供了关于完全不同于我家乡的地方的信息，并使我衷心地爱上了它们。