The former offers more excitement and convenience while the latter offers a cleaner, quieter and often friendlier place to live.
前者提供了更多的刺激和便利，而后者提供了一个更干净、更安静、通常也更友好的居住环境。
One of them is a former FBI agent, Robert Levinson, who disappeared while visiting Iran in 2007.
其中一人是在2007年访问伊朗而失踪的前联邦调查局干员莱文森。
Since then, the city has sold large plots of the former air base to other developers, while earmarking yet other parcels for future sale to help pay for the new business district.
从那个时候起，武汉已经向其它开发商出售了这座前空军基地的大片土地，同时又在其它地块上打上标记，以便将来出售支付新商业区开发费用。
The former task requires remembering only the last rectangle drawn (and the color), while the latter requires remembering them all.
前一个任务只需记住最后绘制的矩形(和颜色)，而后者要求全都记住。
The one below is of the desk of his former assistant, who - while charming and enthusiastic - was disorganized and reactive.
下方第一张，是他前助理的办公桌——尽管这位助理热情迷人，但其办公桌却混乱无序。
So, after the summit, Mr Gallois was put in sole charge of EADS while his former co-chief executive, Tom Enders, a German, was made chief executive of Airbus; and calm descended.
因此，在首脑会议之后，加卢瓦先生成为EADS的唯一首席执行长，同时他的前联席执行长，德国人汤姆•恩德斯将成为空客的执行长。 整个任命过程风平浪静。
Mr Sarkozy, 54, has three children from two previous marriages, while his Italian-born former supermodel wife, 41, has one son from a previous relationship.
现年54岁的萨科奇此前有过两段婚姻，并生育有三个孩子，而出生自意大利的前名模布吕尼现年41岁，与前夫生育有一个儿子。
Men of genius stand to society in the relation of its intellect, as men of character of its conscience; and while the former are admired, the latter are followed.
天资聪慧的人，以其才智立足于社会；高尚品格的人，以其良心立足于社会——前者令人羡慕，后者让人追随。
MySpace has ahuge number of users, and while it no longer has its former cachet it remainshighly popular, especially when used for its primary purpose: music discoveryand promotion.
“我的空间”有巨大的用户群，它没有了它以前那样的威望了，但它仍然十分流行，尤其是在它最主要的用途上：音乐的发现与推广。
The former expects the condition to always be true while the latter expects the two values to be mismatched.
前者期望条件总是成立，而后者期望两个值不匹配。
Even if you take a break from the gym for a while, your muscles will retain a memory of their former fitness.
就算你一段时间没去健身，肌肉也能记住之前的健康状态。
While the former can be accomplished via use of Kerberos (see Resources) and similar network security protocol, the latter requires special administrative tuning.
尽管前者可以通过使用Kerberos （参见参考资料）和类似的网络安全协议完成，但是后者需要特殊的管理调优。
While KParts now provides the former, the Desktop Communications Protocol, or DCOP, provides the latter.
现在，KParts提供前者，桌面通信协议（Desktop Communications Protocol，DCOP）提供后者。
The difference between a and a tag is that the former imposes a line break (like a paragraph), while the latter delineates a section of inline text.
和标记的不同之处是前者加入了一个断行符(如一个段落)，而后者使用边线勾画出一节内联文本。
Invitees are labeled as either members or guests; the former can add content to the Web site while the latter can only view and comment on the site's contents.
受邀者要么被注明是家庭成员，要么就成为这个家庭的客人；前者可以在网站上增加内容，而后者只能浏览和点评网站的内容。
This means the MDB is configured by an activation specification object, while the former doesn't use JCA and is configured by a listener port object.
这意味着MDB是通过激活规范对象来进行配置的，而前者并没有使用JCA，它是通过侦听器端口对象来进行配置的。
The former stores information concerning the employee's name, address, and leave entitlement, while the latter contains information regarding salary and department.
前者存储的信息涉及员工的姓名、地址和可享有的假期，而后者包含有关薪水和部门的信息。
Don't eat too many mustard seeds or more than a teaspoon of mustard powder; the former has a strong laxative effect, while the latter can induce vomiting.
不要吃太多的芥末籽或超过一茶匙的芥末粉：因为前者具有很强的通便作用，而后者则可引发呕吐。
The former is made up entirely of Numbers, while the latter is a mix of letters and Numbers (among other differences).
前者完全由数字组成，而后者混合使用字母和数字(当然还有其他区别)。
While he can't help his former classmates find a job, he can help them find a place to live.
尽管他没能力帮助同学们找到第一份工作，但是他可以帮助他们找到第一套住所。
As the name implies, the former allows you to charge by quantity, while the latter allows you to charge by, say, time.
顾名思义，前者允许按数量收费，而后者允许按其他标准（如按时间）收费。
Nuclear and hydroelectric power are established, low-carbon technologies, but safety and cost uncertainties hamper the former, while geography limits the latter.
核能和水力发电站都建立了，都是低碳技术，但不确定的安全和开支阻止了前者，而地理因素限制了后者。
Having campaigned against the war in Iraq while emphasising the need to do more in Afghanistan, Mr Obama will face a continuing temptation to end the former war while reinforcing the latter.
奥巴马在竞选时一面反对伊拉克战争，一面强调美国在阿富汗还有不少工作要做，在终结美伊战争的同时，他还要面对新的诱惑-增兵阿富汗。
They're both asking the same thing, but the latter is showing curiosity, while the former is possibly showing judgment.
问的虽然是同一件事，但后者表现出好奇，而前者可能表现出指责。
The corporation promoted the latter while reprimanding the former!
这家公司提拔了后者，训斥了前者！
The former plan is already public, while the latter was due to be released later this week.
肯尼迪的计划已经向公众发布了，麦克斯·鲍克斯的计划将在本周内发布。
The former approach may work but be seen as shallow, while the latter sometimes lacks credibility.
前者也许可以，但会被认为太过浅薄，而后者则缺乏可信度。
The former approach may work but be seen as shallow, while the latter sometimes lacks credibility.
前者也许可以，但会被认为太过浅薄，而后者则缺乏可信度。
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