Sophie turned out to be such a flake. She said she'd meet me here and instead I'm just lying around this hotel room and I'm totally bored.
索菲原来是这么不可靠。她说过要在这里见我，可现在我只能躺在这间旅馆的房间里，感到百无聊赖。
I went to the yoga class to feel healthier and instead I caught a cold!
我去上瑜伽课是想让自己更健康，结果却感冒了！
Come with me and carry some plaster, and instead of one penny, I'll give you five.
跟我来，搬点石灰，不止一个便士，我给你五个。
Many Eastern Asians prefer to hold their emotions in check and instead express themselves with great politeness.
许多东亚人更喜欢控制自己的情绪，以非常礼貌的方式表达自己。
It was reported that the Chinese government plans to end its one-child policy and instead let families have two children.
据报道，中国政府计划取消独生子女政策，并开放二胎政策。
What if later in life they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity of some sort, and instead of opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just stare at it and wonder, "What if it isn't a door?"
要是他们将来在生活中遇到一扇隐喻的门，比如某个机会的到来，会怎么样呢？他们是不是不会打开门并抓住机会，而是凝视着它，想知道“假如它不是一扇门，将会怎么样？”
And instead of tin, he went with plastic.
而且他用塑料替代了原先的马口铁。
And instead of goodbye, how about so long?
如果不说再见，怎知节目做了这么长？
And instead I will want to reduce things to a surface integral.
相反，我想要把它变成面积分。
They abolished the standing army, and instead armed the people.
他们废除了常备军，代之以武装起来的人民。
He didn't get much work and instead spent his time watching the players.
他并没有太多工作，反而把时间花在了观摩那些球手们上面。
Joel: Then pick a place to go, and instead of driving, you can walk there.
乔尔：那就找个地方去吧，你可以走路去，不要开车。
I will let go of things I can't change and instead concentrate on things I can.
对于自己无能为力的事情，我会放手，然后把注意力投放到自己办得到的事情上。
And so you and the others can become reluctant to do so and instead just play along.
所以你和其他人就会变得勉为其难，而不是仅仅在一起玩下去。
I stopped using those years ago and instead use the JKDefrag screen saver instead.
多年前我就不再使用这种屏保，改用磁盘碎片整理屏保。
So avoid writing code like that in Listing 5, and instead emulate that in Listing 6.
因此应该避免清单5这样的代码，而仿效清单6中的写法。
So forget about the 100 things challenge, and instead just as yourself the questions.
那么，让我们忘记这个列100件物品的挑战，只是简单的问你自己这些问题。
But then, many conveniently ignored this advice and instead chase primarily for the latter.
但是，很多人习惯性地忽视这一建议，而去追逐后者。
It wasn't because he decided to eschew a traditional career and instead become a writer.
不是因为他决心避免传统的职业生涯并成为了一名作家。
And instead of being powered by smoky little petrol engines, they are driven electrically.
他们通过电能驱动而不是冒烟的小型汽油引擎。
Thailand, however, believes differently and instead USES purple as its colour for mourning.
然而，在泰国，人们却有着别样的观念，他们将紫色用作哀悼的颜色。
Then you are lost, and instead of using teh OnStar GPS, you ask your followers for directions.
当你迷路了，你会问你的追随者方向，而不是使用GPS全球定位系统。
Then you are lost, and instead of using teh OnStar GPS, you ask your followers for directions.
当你迷路了，你会问你的追随者方向，而不是使用GPS全球定位系统。
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