Saying "Goodbye" to mom and then "Guten tag" to your teacher, or managing to ask for a crayola roja instead of a red crayon, requires skills called "inhibition" and "task switching".
道别时对妈妈说 “Goodbye”，对老师说 “Gutentag”，或者要红色蜡笔时不说 “red crayon”，而说 “crayolaroja”，这都需要调动“约束任务”和“切换任务”的技能。
The islanders use a system of barter instead of money.
岛上的居民实行的是以物易物，而不是用货币。
I would accompany the pictures with a running commentary, instead of music.
我会实况转播图像，而不是音乐。
Plug your tabletop lamp into a dimmer instead of the wall socket.
直接把你的台灯插到调光器上，而不用插到墙上的插座里。
But they also have a thumb on each foot instead of a big toe.
但它们的每只脚上都有一个拇指，而不是一个大脚趾。
To start with, people should know that seeking help is a normal need instead of a sign of weakness.
首先，人们应该清楚知道寻求帮助是一种正常的需求，而不是软弱的表现。
Buy all your clothes at once with a stylist instead of shopping alone, one article of clothing at a time.
和造型师一起一次买完所有你需要的衣服，而不是独自购物、一次只买一件衣服。
Having a person, instead of a computer, reach out to you is particularly important in combating that sense of isolation.
你需要与人而不是电脑接触，这对减轻那种孤立感尤为重要。
Were the government to use a multiplier of five instead of three, the proportion of Americans below the poverty line would rise to more than 24 percent.
如果政府用5而不是3做乘数，那美国的贫困人口比例将会上升到24%以上。
She wears coordinated separates instead of a suit.
她不穿套装，而穿着搭配协调的单件衣服。
Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not.
韦德将领月薪，而不是小时工资，无论他是否干够40个小时。
He put a plus instead of a minus.
他填了个加号而不是减号。
Under the new plan, customers would pay $45 bimonthly, instead of $18 a month – a substantial increase.
根据新方案，顾客将每两个月支付$45，而不是每个月$18——一个相当大的增长。
We just had soup instead of a full meal.
我们没有吃全餐，只喝了汤。
Instead of a hardwired network of signs, they propose to use mobile-phone applications.
他们提议使用手机软件，而不是用硬连线的信号网络。
The woman can hold objects but uses a stump in conjunction with her chin to do so instead of a hand.
这个女人可以拿东西，但是是利用假肢和下巴的合力代替手来完成这个动作。
Work with a professional photographer instead of your spouse or friend.
与专业摄影师合作，而不是你的配偶或朋友。
This striking action is why the piano is a percussion instrument instead of a string instrument.
这个敲击的动作就可以解释为什么钢琴是打击乐器而不是弦乐器。
They also have a thumb on each foot instead of a big toe.
它们的每只脚上都有一个拇指，而不是大脚趾。
They built a city with waterways instead of streets.
他们用水路代替街道建造了一座城市。
Exams should be a method to test whether students grasp the knowledge or not instead of a burden on them.
考试应该是检测学生是否掌握知识的一种方法，而不是成为学生的负担。
Do these same advantages benefit a child who begins learning a second language in kindergarten instead of as a baby?
这些优势是否同样有利于在幼儿园而不是婴儿期就开始学习第二语言的孩子？
I will take part in a voluntary labor instead of just for fun.
我将参加志愿劳动，而不是仅仅为了玩。
Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click.
一上了菜，我们就拿出手机咔哒一声，而不是举起筷子。
Is there another cost, a deeper cost, to documenting a life experience instead of simply enjoying it?
用拍照来记录生活经历，而不是单纯享受，是否需要付出其他更深层次的代价呢？
We'd better take a shower instead of a bath.
我们最好淋浴而不是用浴缸。
Some countries celebrate for a week instead of a day.
有些国家用一周而不是一天时间来庆祝。
Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
莉娅本可以轻易地落入满足的陷阱中；但是，她的活力激励她步入尝试和更新阶段。
Let's put this person in a residential care home instead of a nursing home—she will be much better off.
我们应该把她安置在安老院而不是养老院。在安老院的话，她会过得更好。
Instead of a seated dinner, consider hosting a Sunday brunch with Bellini's champagne.
与其坐着吃晚餐，不如考虑用贝利尼的香槟招待周日的早午餐。
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