Mo Sessions is the Chairman, "my great-grandfather, he heard that peanuts were an alternative to cotton."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

It is--at least, it puts itself out there as a candidate to be an alternative term that one might use if one got tired of saying "irony" or "paradox."

如果“讽刺“，“悖论“一类的词,用的太多,可以用“朦胧“来替换“

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

I mean is that is thas an alternative way to dealing with the Afghan challenge?

这是不是另外一个途径,处理阿富汗问题？

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

President Obama said a government-run insurance option as an alternative to private insurers is one part of Democrat's health care proposal, adding he is willing to address legitimate concerns Republicans have.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

So, an alternative to that that is incredibly common in just the programming world and in industry is to actually not write programs on your own personal computer but to actually write and run them on a server, someplace where the software is all standardized.

那么，在编程界和工业界普遍,使用的一个解决方案是,不在你自己的电脑上写程序,而是在服务器上编程运行，服务器上的软件都是标准化的。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

In the Oval Office, Prime Minister Harper said he does not worry that the Taliban could form an alternative government in Afghanistan, but that he is concerned about the Afghan government's ability to maintain security.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

An alternative theory is that of Bowlby, which is that they're drawn to their mother for comfort and social interaction as well as fear of strangers.

另一个理论是鲍尔贝提出，他们被妈妈的安慰,和社会互动吸引,同时他们害怕陌生人。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

The administration has found that it is easy to receive applause in Europe for closing Guantanamo, but it is tricky to come up with an alternative that will serve the interests of justice and America's national security,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.21