人生じんせいってよく旅たびに例たとえられるよね。

jinsei tte yoku tabi ni tatoerareru yo ne.

Life is often likened to a journey, isn't it. casual

先生せんせいは難むずかしい概念がいねんを身近みぢかなものに例たとえて説明せつめいしました。

sensei wa muzukashii gainen o mijika na mono ni tatoete setsumei shimashita.

The teacher explained the difficult concept by likening it to something familiar. neutral