Wait, but what if instead of a black hole, we built a worm hole?
等等，如果我们造出的不是黑洞而是虫洞呢？
What if instead of Second Chance it had been a human baby hooked up to those life support machines?
试想假如不是“第二次机会”，而是一个婴儿被拴挂在那些维持生命的器械上，情况又会怎样？
What if instead of joining a health insurance plan, you could buy a membership directly from a hospital or doctor?
除了加入某个健康保险计划一途外，如果你直接花钱成为某医院或医生的会员那会怎样？
So we started thinking, what if instead of copying the classics with a new spin, the original films had never been made?
因此我们开始思考，如果不以新方式复制经典，而是原版影片根本就不存在，会怎么样？
If instead of recommending things, machines would filter things we definitely won't like, we might be more forgiving and understanding.
如果机器过滤掉那些我们一定不会喜欢的，而不是给我们推荐一些东西，我们可能会更加地宽容和给予更多的理解。
Imagine if instead of keys for individual letters, a keyboard displayed keys for entire words. That would make things quite slow and awkward.
设想，如果键盘上的每个键不是代表一个字母而是每个键都表示一个单词，那么使用起来将多么缓慢而笨拙。
If instead of distracting yourself away from negativity, you refocused with positive thoughts about your workweek, how much more productive could you be?
与其让自己一直被消极所干扰，不如转念关注那些有关工作周的积极想法，你还能再有效率多少？
If, instead of two thousand, I should find five thousand--or one hundred thousand?
如果不是两千，我找到的是五千，或者是十万呢？
Medicare could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year if everyone used the cheaper drug, Avastin, instead of the costlier one, Lucentis.
如果每个人都使用更便宜的药物安维汀，而不是更昂贵的雷珠单抗，那么医疗保障每年就可以节省数亿美元。
For example, you may have to pay for any food or drinks you have on the plane, and you may have to pay extra if you check baggage instead of carrying it on the plane.
例如，你可能需要为飞机上的任何食物或饮料付钱；如果你选择托运行李而不是带其上飞机，你可能需要额外付钱。
If a bird sits still, instead of gathering the food God has provided for them, they will starve.
如果一只鸟静静的坐着，而不是收集神已经给他们提供食物，他们就会饿死。
If my car had been more reliable, I would have driven to Lhasa instead of flying last summer.
如果我的车更可靠点，去年夏天我就会开车去拉萨而不是乘飞机去。
Instead, if you travel to a beautiful place, then no matter where your friends have gone, it won't make the memory of your trip less happy.
相反，如果你去一个美丽的地方旅行，那么无论你的朋友去了哪里，它都不会让你留下不开心的旅行记忆。
He does not mourn the demise of that world liberated from court etiquette, he says, he can call someone an "idiot" if he wants, instead of "Your Excellency".
他说，他不会为这个从宫廷礼仪中解放出来的世界的消亡而哀悼，如果他愿意，他可以称某人为“白痴”，而不是“阁下”。
Whether it is to get to the store or get home, or if it is climbing the stairs instead of taking the lift, remembering a "Because I can" idea is an easy way to add more activities to your life.
不管是去商店还是回家，或者是爬楼梯而不是乘电梯，记住“因为我能”的想法是为你的生活增添更多精彩的简单方法。
If people could go to work by bus or by bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.
如果人们可以乘公共汽车或骑自行车去上班，而不是乘汽车或骑摩托车，这将有助于对抗二氧化硫的问题。
He refused to develop projection technology, reasoning that if he made and sold projectors, then exhibitors would purchase only one machine—a projector—from him instead of several.
他拒绝研发投影技术，理由是：如果他研发并且销售放映机，电影放映者们就只会从他那里买一台机器，而不是几台。
If necessary, we can use aluminum instead of steel.
如果必要，我们可用铝代替钢。
All I said was if he didn't get out and start selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might find himself looking for a new job.
我只是说，要是他不出去卖几辆车，而成天无所事事的话，他可能就要去找一份新工作了。
He looked as if he were made of flesh instead of ivory or wax.
他看上去好像是有血有肉的，而不是象牙或蜡做的。
Instead of waiting to see if tears will help, some people use goggles.
有些人不是等着看眼泪是否会起作用，而是用护目镜。
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。”
What would happen if educators instead took advantage of the fact that teens are powerfully compelled to think in social terms?
青少年会受到强烈的驱动，从社交角度进行思考，若教育者利用这一事实的话，会发生什么？
If instead we regard the financing of warfare by taxation in this period as a background condition, then we will see the English reverse themselves as the main cause of the revolt.
如果我们将这一时期的通过税收来支持军事作为背景条件，那么我们就会看到英国人自己的失败反倒是造成反抗的主要原因。
What if, instead of considering time in terms of astronomy, we related time to ecology?
如果我们把时间和生态联系起来，而不是从天文学的角度来考虑时间，将会如何？
If you reduce waste, reuse things instead of throwing them out, and recycle materials such as paper, plastic, and glass, you will protect the environment.
如果你减少产生的垃圾，重复使用而不是扔掉东西，并且回收如纸，塑料，玻璃等材料，你将保护环境。
If you're a fan of the bubbly, you could try seltzer water instead.
如果你喜欢这种香槟，你可以试试苏打水。
How much money can you save if you buy an e-book of The London Eye Mystery instead of a hardcover of it?
如果你买的是《伦敦眼之谜》电子书而不是精装本，你能省下多少钱？
What if later in life they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity of some sort, and instead of opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just stare at it and wonder, "What if it isn't a door?"
要是他们将来在生活中遇到一扇隐喻的门，比如某个机会的到来，会怎么样呢？他们是不是不会打开门并抓住机会，而是凝视着它，想知道“假如它不是一扇门，将会怎么样？”
What if later in life they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity of some sort, and instead of opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just stare at it and wonder, "What if it isn't a door?"
要是他们将来在生活中遇到一扇隐喻的门，比如某个机会的到来，会怎么样呢？他们是不是不会打开门并抓住机会，而是凝视着它，想知道“假如它不是一扇门，将会怎么样？”
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