Rather than asking questions that have 'yes' or 'no' answers, ask 'how' and 'why' questions.

不要问那些答案是“是”或“不是”的问题，而是问“如何”和“为什么”这样的问题。

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Fix your fries Rather than asking for medium fries, get an order of onion rings (8 to 9 rings). Saves 60.

修正你的薯条量：与其要一份中份薯条不如点个洋葱圈(8到9个圈)。

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But rather than asking questions, she'd kept on with the dinner dishes, this resigned look on her face, as if she'd expected him to ask such a thing.

但她根本没有问问题，只是继续吃着盘里的菜，脸上那幅顺从的表情好像是早就知道他要这样做似的。

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Rather than asking people to vote, the paper asked 100 influential international people for their views.

BBC: Glyndwr captures votes in international poll

Does HR tell employees how to do things rather than asking employees what they need to succeed?

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Rather than asking for Garibaldo's head, she has a shocking request that's actually a sort of test for Grimoaldo.

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