America's education system has become less a ladder of opportunity than a structure to transmit inequality from one generation to the next.
美国的教育体制不再是通往机遇的阶梯，而是一个将不平等代代相传的体系。
Michael Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed work for a consultancy, Deloitte, that is determined to turn itself into more of a thought-leader and less a corporate repairman.
MichaelRaynor和MumtazAhmed 就职于一家名为 Deloitte 的咨询公司，这家公司决心将自己转变成更像一个思想领袖，而不是一个企业修理工。
The function of a public library was once described as "less a reservoir than a fountain".
公共图书馆的功能曾被描述为“与其说是水库，不如说是喷泉”。
That this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.
这种成见即使是积极的也依然是成见，因而是不可取的。
We are the marvel and the mystery of the world, for that enduring liberty is no less a blessing than the abundance of the earth.
我们是这个世界的奇迹和神秘，因为持久的自由和地球的富饶一样是一种祝福。
He seems less a hero than an ordinary, fretful 17-year-old.
17岁的他，现在看起来根本不是英雄而是一个普普通通的年轻人。
Good luck trying to make a planet, much less a person, out of that.
这些元素造个行星都全得靠运气，更别说人了。
It was less a hill than a gigantic anvil jumping out of the mountain range.
那座他指着的山更象是一个从山脉里蹦出来的铁砧。
In this way, it's less a kernel and more a hardware abstraction layer (HAL).
通过这种方式，它不像是一个内核而更像是一个硬件抽象层(HAL)。
Now, no less a media star and entrepreneur than Steve Brill has weighed in.
现在，媒体明星和创业家斯蒂夫·布里尔这样的重量级人物也已登场加入讨论了。
He also says the two haven't discussed closer collaboration, much less a merger.
他也认为这两家公司还从未讨论过更紧密合作的事情，更谈不上合并了。
The result is that suits have become less a uniform than an expression of individual style.
因此，西装更多地成为一种个人风格的体现，而不仅是制服。
Tao was less a guide and more a navigator but he was so sweet-natured, it was impossible to mind.
陶与其说是一个导游，倒不如说是个领航员，但是他脾气很好，也拿他没办法。
It's less a problem that can be solved than it is a never-ending arms race between company and pirate.
与其说这是一个能够解决的问题，不如说这是企业和盗版者间的永无止境的博弈。
But for most, solar panels are more or less a commodity, which favours big producers with access to cheap capital.
而对大部分公司而言，太阳能电池板或多或少是一种商品，对那些能够获得廉价资本的大公司是有益的。
How do you boost incomes for nomads in western China who might live seven hours from any roadside, much less a marketplace?
你该如何增加中国西部地区牧民的收入？这些人居住的地方可能距离最近的公路也有七个小时车程，更不要说去集市了。
HDCP has been less a security system than a tool for shaping the consumer electronics market, and that is unlikely to change.
HDCP更多的是作为影响消费电子市场格局的工具而不是一个安全系统，这个看起来不会改变。
Russia's current anti-Americanism, therefore, is less a reaction to America's actions than a reflection of its own state of mind.
因此，俄罗斯目前的反美主义，与其说是对美国行为的反应，倒不如说是它自身思想状态的反映。
Last year was more or less a breeding ground for the thought process that the simpler the design, the better and more effective it is!
过去的一年或多或少造就了这样的观念，即设计越简单就越好越有效。
This is less a critical position or a historical insight than a mood, induced by the usual selective comparisons and subjective hunches.
与其说这种问题带有批判的姿态亦或是深刻的历史见地，不如说是由于比较新老电影，再加上自己的主观喜好而心生的落寞之情。
Unaccustomed to sharing a room with anybody, much less a stranger, Madeleine felt that Jennifer was a little too quick with her intimacies.
玛德琳不习惯与人共用一个房间，更不要说还是个陌生人了。她觉得珍妮弗有点过于自来熟了。
No single figure, much less a private banker, could wield the kind of power in today’s gargantuan collapsing markets that Morgan had a hundred years ago.
在今天这个摇摇欲坠的庞大市场上，没有一个人，更不必说一个私人银行家，能够具有摩根在一百年之前的那种权力。
In truth, Mr Obama's speech today was less a blueprint of how to save America from fiscal ruin than a means to establish a stronger negotiating position.
事实上，奥巴马今天的讲话，不是提出如何拯救美国于财政废墟中的蓝图，而是为了占据有利的协商位置。
The longer you wait the less a chance you have. Because of this, if you learn to react quickly when inspiration strikes you will succeed a lot more often.
你磨蹭越久就越不可能得到机会。因此，如果你学会在灵感一触击你的时候就作出回应，那么你就会更容易成功。
However, all that rail (and distance) between city centers makes it seem like this is less a single mega-city and more like highly controlled urban sprawl.
然而，从城市中心间的铁路(和距离)这一点来看，超级城市计划更像是高度控制下的城市扩张，而不像是一个超级都市。
Apple (AAPL) would be stupid to put anyone's name on a patent, much less a high profile name like Steve's, if that person hadn't made a legitimate contribution.
如果一个人对专利没有做出合法贡献，苹果公司（Apple）不会笨到把他的名字放在上面，像乔布斯这样声名显赫的人，就更加不可能了。
Apple (AAPL) would be stupid to put anyone's name on a patent, much less a high profile name like Steve's, if that person hadn't made a legitimate contribution.
如果一个人对专利没有做出合法贡献，苹果公司（Apple）不会笨到把他的名字放在上面，像乔布斯这样声名显赫的人，就更加不可能了。
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