Instead of saying that I changed, it's better to say you're tired.
与其说我变了,不如直接说你厌了。
These really are hilarious! Instead of saying that someone is ugly, you can say that she is cosmetically different!
这些真的很有意思,不说某个人长得很丑,却说他的五官长得与众不同﹗。
Instead of saying that man is a creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance.
与其说人是环境的造物,不如说人是环境的建筑师更贴切些。同样的材料,有人能用其建造出宫殿,而有人只能建成简陋的小屋。
Accustomed singles : They are similar in many ways to the happy singles, but instead of saying that they are happy with their single lives, they say, "I'm used to being single."
他们在很多方面与乐意单身的人相似。但不是说他们乐意单身,是说他们习惯单身。
Instead of saying something like, "If we set an end-of-quarter deadline, we will never make it," say, "This is just my opinion, but I don't see how we will make that deadline."
与其说“如果我们设定了季度末的最后限期,我们将永远无法完成”这样的话,不如说:“仅代表个人看法,但我不知道我们怎样才能在截止日期前完成。”
"I like going to the theatre" could also serve that purpose, but only if men respond honestly, instead of, like you, saying, "yeah whatever, I like that, too" then hoping to get lucky.
“我喜欢看戏”这句话或许也能达成这个目的,但前提是男人要做出诚实的回应,而不是像你那样答句“啥都成,我也喜欢看戏”,然后期待好运降临。
He was not cheerfully advocating a housing bubble, but instead he was glumly saying that the only way he could see to get out of the recession would be for such a bubble to occur.
他并不是高兴的主张住房市场泡沫,而是郁闷的表示,他能看到的、唯一能走出萧条的方式就是这样一个泡沫的发生。
Instead of saying, "I've never done that," say, "I'll learn how."
不要说,“我从没做过那个,”要说,“我会学着做。”
Kench says anecdotal reports that the islands have been submerged are "incorrect", saying that instead erosion has changed the shape of the islands, forcing people to move.
肯奇认为坊间报告所称该群岛已经被淹没的说法是“不正确的”,由于腐蚀作用改变了群岛的形状,才迫使人们不得不搬迁。
Instead of explicitly saying what data type is being returned the client developer has to infer it from the fields that are present.
相对于显式说明返回哪个数据类型来说,客户端开发者需要从现有的字段中进行推断。
That means saying to yourself, "I feel angry [or sad, or frustrated]" instead of, "It's stupid to get so mad about something this small."
也就说,你应该试着对自己说:“我感到愤怒(或悲伤,或失落)”而不是“因为这点小事我就生气,真蠢!”
We must take measures to solve this problem, instead of just saying that.
我们必须采取有效措施解决这一问题,而不应该仅是说说而已。
Instead of having a rule that vaguely says, "Don't act up inthe store, " make it more specific by saying, "No whining, crying, yelling, screaming, complaining or screaming in the store."
于其模糊地说“不要在商店里这样表现”不如将其说的更加具体“不要在商场里抱怨,哭,叫喊,尖叫,埋怨” 。
As the saying that no money, no talk, so the girls can say out their thoughts loudly in the family instead of feeling shameful to fight for their rights.
俗话说没有钱就没有说话的权力,女孩可以在家里大声说出自己的想法而不用为争取自己的权利而感觉可耻。
But when you know exactly what you want to say, you often think about that instead of listening to what the other person is saying.
可一旦你清楚知道自己想要表达什么的时候,通常你都会护着那个想法,而非去倾听对方。
So, for example, instead of saying "I didn't do it" they might say "that didn't happen".
比如他们可能说“那并没有发生”,而不是“我没有做那件事”。
"The difference between them is that the W. H. O. guidance gives you six maneuvers to do, instead of just saying, 'Apply it all over your hands, ' " she said.
“两种方式的区别在于,世界卫生组织的方法给了你六个具体的步骤,而不是仅仅说,‘涂抹洗手液遍布双手’,”她说。
Instead of just scoffing at this heresy that a kid wanted to get published, or saying wait until you're older, my parents were really supportive.
一个小孩想发表作品这简直是天方夜谭,但我父母没有嘲笑我,也没有说等你长大点儿再说,他们非常支持我。
However, another Sina user pointed out they were in support of the ban, saying that the practice was a waste of resources, adding that the books could be given to other classmates or sold instead.
然而,其他一些新浪用户支持该禁令,称这种做法是浪费资源,书本本来可以给其他同学或卖掉。
Instead of saying the ship's weight is so many thousand tons, we say its displacement is that many tons.
我们不说船的重量为多少千吨,而说船的排水量是多少吨位。
So maybe you should actually look into the claims that you are making instead of saying its ridiculous crap and burying your head in the sand.
所以,你应该仔细看看你的那些言论,而不是说别人在说荒唐的废话,把你的头埋进沙子吧。
You already had breakfast! Why didn't you tell me that in the first place instead of saying you didn't want to eat?
你已经吃过早饭了!为什么你起初不告诉我而说你不想吃呢?
You already had breakfast! Why didn't you tell me that in the first place instead of saying you didn't want to eat?
你已经吃过早饭了!为什么你起初不告诉我而说你不想吃呢?
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