And rather than just complain, what can we do about it?
而除了抱怨再抱怨，我们能做的又有什么？
And rather than make the wrong choice, we end up doing nothing.
而为了避免出错，我们最终一事无成。
And rather than say anything, I spent money I didn't want to spend because I didn't want my buddies to think less of me.
说得具体一点就是，我花了自己并不想花的钱，因为我不想让兄弟们看低我。
And rather than being used purely locally, wind energy will have to be distributed between different states and countries.
并非仅仅用于当地，风力发的电将被分配到不同的地区和国家。
And rather than being fooled about size, a female may be selecting a male based on how clever he is to make himself look so swell.
但雌造园鸟与其被尺寸所蒙骗，不如在挑选“郎君”时立足于他是多么聪明的使自己看上去如此强壮。
And rather than feeding voters infantile advertisements peddling childish certainties, politicians should treat voters like grown-ups.
政客们与其用幼稚的无关紧要的广告讨好选民，不如像成年人亿样对待他们。
And rather than using the same set of Suggestions for desktop websites, Google has a fresh set of Suggestions for mobile site optimization.
Google会针对手机网站给出很多不同于桌面网站的新鲜建议。
And rather than demonize spendthrift fathers, we should investigate when, how and why fathers' budgeting becomes more similar to mothers' budgeting.
而不是把挥霍无度的父亲给妖魔化，我们应该调查什么时候，怎么，以及为什么父亲支出方式更像母亲的。
Janie Brown's boyfriend Steve called time on their six-month romance yesterday and rather than mope, she decided to fix herself up with a date straight away.
情人节的前一天，珍妮布朗与其男友六个月的恋情正式告吹，小妮子没有选择在家闷闷不乐，而是决定豁出去了立马给自己找个伴儿。
And rather than merely counting the growing number of iPhone users over time, the Telenor researchers performed what is known as social-network analysis.
除了得到iPhone使用者的数量，挪威电讯的研发人员进行了社交网络分析。
And rather than costing money, they hope that the deal will ease their financial worries: whichever firm wins the tender will have to split some of its revenue with TfL.
他们希望，与其花钱，不如用这个方法来减轻财务负担：不管哪个公司中标，都得与TfL分享由此项目带来的收益。
And rather than assuming that everyone will adhere to the maritime traffic code, which determines who has right of way, it can incorporate ACTS of bravado and incompetence.
而且与其假设说大家都会谨守海洋交通惯例，像是谁有先行权，不如说这混合著虚张声势和无能的行为。
And rather than hosting all-night keggers and attending boozy pub crawls, you may find yourself spending entire afternoons playing peekaboo or building forts out of seat cushions.
不过不是整晚的聚会和去酒吧喝得酩酊大醉，你会发现你花了整个下午在躲猫猫或者在坐垫上搭堡垒。
And rather than listening to, or asking their customers what they wanted; Apple would solve problems customers didn't know they had with products they didn't even realize they wanted.
不是倾听或者询问消费者需要什么，苹果宁愿解决客户们所不知道关于他们还没有意识到的需要的产品的问题。
The problem lay with the family and the school system rather than with television.
问题在于家庭和学校体制而非电视。
He described himself and Altman as victims rather than participants in the scandal.
他把自己和奥尔特曼描述成这一丑闻的受害者，而不是参与者。
I like to make suggestions rather than setting down laws and forcing people to follow them.
我喜欢提建议而不是制定法律并强迫人们去遵守。
Daniels is at his best when he's cool and direct, rather than combative and polemical.
丹尼尔斯冷静、坦率时表现最好，而好斗、爱辩时则不然。
The office was large and functional rather than welcoming.
这个办公室大而实用，但不怎么宜人。
It would be lovely to get more hand-written letters from friends and family rather than just e-mails, I think.
我想，如果能收到更多来自朋友和家人的手写信件，而不仅仅是电子邮件，那该多好啊。
This was simply a result of custom and usage rather than a specific decision.
这只是一个惯例，而不是一个特定的决定。
They embrace priorities and follow procedures by instinct and assumption rather than by explicit decision, which means that they've created a culture.
他们通过直觉和假设而非明确的决定，接受优先级并遵循程序，这意味着他们创造了一种文化。
They embrace priorities and follow procedures by instinct and assumption rather than by explicit decision, which means that they've created a culture.
他们通过直觉和假设而非明确的决定，接受优先级并遵循程序，这意味着他们创造了一种文化。
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