I think it's still possible for us to stamp out al- Qaida, to make sure that extremism is not expanding but rather is contracting.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

The decay of Christian belief and practice is not a loss but rather an opportunity for poetry, in Crane.

基督教信仰和践行的衰败,在克莱恩看来，并不是损失，反而是诗歌新生的机会。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

But you're really seeing it turning into a direction where I would rather not see it go.

但你看到了它正在朝着我不愿意看到的方向转变。

纽约的负面变化 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression."

VOA: special.2009.10.31

And it requires us to understand history not in moral terms, such as "good" and "evil," but rather in aesthetic terms.

它需要我们,不是以道德层面去理解历史，去判断好坏“,而是要从审美的角度去看。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

"What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility Ca recognition on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task."

VOA: special.2009.01.24

Maybe everything you're now experiencing is not real, but rather is the product of some other, perhaps malevolent, creature.

或许你现在所经历的一切都不是真实的,而是某种邪恶生物制造出的幻觉

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

"This is not a sign of weakness, but rather one more step on a clearly charted path to Chrysler's revival.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

The sovereign does not exist by nature but rather, Hobbes tells us again, the sovereignty is the product of art or science.

霍布斯又告诉我们说,国家不是生来就有的，而主权也只是科学和艺术的产物罢了。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

But U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told delegates at the conference that this transition is not an ending, but rather,a new beginning.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

And then, they're proud of it and they insist that I, not inflict, but rather induce you, invite you to do the same thing.

然后，他们引以为豪并且坚持认为，我不是强迫，而是说服，邀请你去做同样一件事。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

not the usual enhancement, but rather qualitative enhancement - above all through the strategic nuclear forces.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Notice that then the "I" disappears, not completely but wherever it reappears it's embedded rather than initial.

注意，现在，“我“不见了，不是完全而是,藏起来不出现了。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Hezbollah is not believed to be responsible for this attack, but rather a small Palestinian faction.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

The most important thing about parenting-- " it's not how much you tell your child "honesty is important" but rather how honest you are.

为人父母最重要的-,不是告诉子女“诚实很重要“,而是你自身有多诚实。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

The journalist says he is not a hero, but rather a man of principle.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

The dialogue ends, of course, with the death scene-- Socrates has been condemned to death by the Athenians, and it ends with his drinking the hemlock, not distressed but rather sort of joyful.

对话在死亡场景中结束,此时苏格拉底已经被雅典人宣判死刑,对话在他喝毒药的时候结束,他并不哀伤,反而有点快乐

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

(Speaking in Russian) Umarov claims the operation carried out on his orders was not directed against the poorest of Russians, but rather against residents of Moscow.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

But not for the sake of hashing through the history of philosophy not for the sake of analyzing philosophical concepts the way analytical philosopher would, but rather,with that kind of background preparation, seeing things that others might not.

不是为了深入讨论,哲学的历史,不是为了像,一个分析哲学家那样,分析哲学概念，而是在有了那种背景知识的准备后，看到一些别人可能看不到的东西。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

It said this left the decision to the military. The army said it did not wish to wield power but rather wanted Mr.Rajoelina to take charge.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Not to acknowledge your fault but rather to say if you have done something wrong.

你不是在承认自己的过失，而是询问自己是否做错了什么。

I'm sorry 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Clinton said Bosworth's mission to Pyongyang will not be a negotiation but rather an effort to pave the way for North Korea's return to the six-party process.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

66 I'm sure it would be very amusing if I fell, but I'd rather not.

但我可不想，我们用13除以。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Our vision is not merely made in America, but rather reflects the aspirations embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the mandate of the Human Rights Council itself,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

It is, rather, not a royal society but an aristocratic society.

这是一个贵族社会,而不是皇家社会

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

But the final resting place where there would be not, if you like,a heavy mark of the person, but rather the person is consigned to dust from where they came."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

but rather when you're telling somebody that they should or should not do something.

而是用于告诉某人他们应该做或者不应该做某事。

I'm sure 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Morrell said the review does not mean that the counterinsurgency approach is over, but rather that U.S.officials want to make sure their strategy is right before committing significant numbers of additional troops.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

but you would rather not go alone.

但你不想独自一人去。

Is it okay 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Truth is something to be embodied in Yeats, embodied rather than known; embodied in the sense of lived, not merely understood but experienced.

真理是叶芝要表现的，表现而不是理解，通过存活,表现，不仅是理解而是体验。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选