I don't know a word of Russian, and so I actually try to avoid using the rather well-known Russian equivalents for these terms because I feel like an idiot.
我一个俄语单词都不懂，所以我尽量避免用那些相当有名的俄语对等词来表示这些术语，因为我觉得自己像个白痴。
Rather, they are dark because of interstellar dust that hides the stars behind it.
相反，它们之所以是黑暗的，是因为星际尘埃将恒星隐藏在它的后面。
Gazda hypothesizes that copying didn't indicate a lack of artistic imagination or skill on the part of Roman artists, but rather the Romans made copies because they admired Greek sculpture.
加兹达假设，复制并不意味着罗马艺术家缺乏艺术想象力或技能，而是因为他们欣赏希腊雕塑。
"Because of the dreams that are so real," he answered rather fretfully.
“因为那些梦太真实。”他相当气恼地回答。
The study's finding strongly suggests that the real reason why scientists over forty rarely produce highly creative work is not due to age but rather because most have spent too long in their fields.
这项研究的发现有力地表明，40岁以上的科学家很少能做出高度创造性的工作的真正原因不是年龄，而是因为大多数人在他们的领域花了太长时间。
Unlike a thorn, a prickle can be easily broken off the plant because it is really a feature of the outer layers rather than part of the wood, like a thorn.
与刺不同，皮刺能够被轻易地从植物茎上剥落，因为它仅仅是植物外层的一种特征，而不像刺那样是树木的一部分。
When initial repairs are inadequate, therefore, it is not because the mechanics lack competence; rather, there is clearly a level of focused concentration that complex repairs require.
因此，初次修理的不足并不是因为技工缺乏能力；更确切地说，很明显复杂的修理需要一种高度集中的能力。
Because light traveling down from a summit passes through many such layers, a surveyor could sight a mirage rather than the peak itself.
因为从山顶向下传播的光会穿过许多这样的层，所以测量员看到的可能是海市蜃楼而不是山峰本身。
Backpackers are also kinder to the environment, because they use trains and buses rather than cars.
背包客对环境也更友好，因为他们乘坐火车和公共汽车而不是汽车。
This is because of the following three reasons: Firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief.
这是因为以下三个原因：第一，小偷只偷我的东西，而没有伤害我；其次，小偷偷走了我的一些东西，而不是我所有的东西；第三，对我来说最幸运的是，成为小偷的是那个人，不是我。
Because the basic idea of chaos theory is that there aren't any "models" as such—there aren't guaranteed forms, but rather patterns of change in development.
因为混沌理论的基本观点是这样的“模型”不存在——不存在确定的形式，只有发展变化中的模式。
Part of this obviously is because of the emphasis on content rather than appearance.
造成这种情况的部分原因明显是对内容的注重要超过外表。
A fund manager might beat the market because of luck or recklessness, rather than skill, for example.
一个经理跑赢大市也许因为运气或者鲁莽，而不一定是技巧。
Note that this is an LCS, rather than the LCS, because other common subsequences of the same length might exist.
请注意，这仅是一个LCS，而不是唯一的LCS，因为可能存在其他长度相同的公共子序列。
The project is also different because the teams have to develop a framework rather than a complete application.
项目也是不同的，因为各支团队必须开发一个架构，而不是完成一个应用程序。
Let me count the ways - or rather a few of the ways, because there are more howlers in the plan than I can cover in one column.
我来算算——荒谬的理由不在少数，因为这项计划中存在太多荒唐可笑之处，难以在一篇专栏文章中穷尽。
This is not just because of culture and people preferring reinventing the wheel rather than reusing others' work, but more because of the lack of governance and platform support.
这不仅是因为文化和人们习惯于自己重新做而不愿重用他人的工作，但更多的是因为缺乏治理和平台支持。
Dark areas appear black rather than dark grey because the relevant cells are simply switched off.
黑暗区域显示的是黑色而不是深灰色，因为相关的单元格只是被关闭了。
In too many cases, the decision is not made deliberately but rather because it is not well understood.
在太多的情况下，往往不能作出非常周全的决定，是因为它不容易理解。
The catch is to use verbs rather than nouns because functions always do something.
得到的结论是，使用动词优于使用 名词，因为函数始终都会做点什么。
This benefits the developer because you can concentrate on designing the application rather than the integration code that sits around it.
这使得开发员受益匪浅，因为您可以关注于设计程序，而不用去管将代码集成起来。
For another,the artificial fireballs seem to be glowing because of the excitation of theatoms within the vaporised material rather than because of oxidation.
人工的火球看起来炽热的是由于在蒸汽态的原子的激发而导致，而不是由于氧化。
For another, the artificial fireballs seem to be glowing because of the excitation of theatoms within the vaporised material rather than because of oxidation.
人工的火球看起来炽热的是由于在蒸汽态的原子的激发而导致，而不是由于氧化。
The requirement is to deploy the maps on the execution group rather than on the file system, because deploying maps on the file system causes version control problems.
需求是部署在执行组上而不是文集系统上，因为在文件系统上部署映射会引起版本控制问题。
Most of the proposals concentrate on revamping the regulators rather than the regulated, perhaps because it is easier.
多数提议都是针对监管者，而不是面对被监管者，也许因为修补前者更容易。
Most of the proposals concentrate on revamping the regulators rather than the regulated, perhaps because it is easier.
多数提议都是针对监管者，而不是面对被监管者，也许因为修补前者更容易。
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