"What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility Ca recognition on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task."

VOA: special.2009.01.24

I mean one way to describe this in a non-technical, non-Freudian way is, there are certain things about ourselves we'd rather not know.

用并不专业的非精神分析的话语来表述，就是我们并不想知道某些事情的存在。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

But you're really seeing it turning into a direction where I would rather not see it go.

但你看到了它正在朝着我不愿意看到的方向转变。

纽约的负面变化 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

What are the consequence in countries, or for countries rather, when we do not have enough to go round,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

There are certain desires we'd rather not know and we have ways to hide them.

有些欲望我们并不想承认,我们会设法将这些欲望隐藏起来。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

"This is not a sign of weakness, but rather one more step on a clearly charted path to Chrysler's revival.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

but you would rather not go alone.

但你不想独自一人去。

Is it okay 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

But U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told delegates at the conference that this transition is not an ending, but rather,a new beginning.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Because Claire Elise would rather not have run, Let's try once more, Close your eyes again, just to keep life interesting, let's switch to this row.

因为克莱尔·伊莉斯还不如不参选,我们再试一次,把眼睛闭上,让游戏更有趣一点,我们换成这排吧

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

not the usual enhancement, but rather qualitative enhancement - above all through the strategic nuclear forces.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

I'd rather not go out tonight.

我今晚不想出去。

I'd rather 实战 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

"Since the very beginning, I have been advocating the rather unpopular concept that communism was not defeated, that it collapsed or simply melted down .

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

The decay of Christian belief and practice is not a loss but rather an opportunity for poetry, in Crane.

基督教信仰和践行的衰败,在克莱恩看来，并不是损失，反而是诗歌新生的机会。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

The journalist says he is not a hero, but rather a man of principle.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

Perhaps you would just rather not go.

又或者你本来就不想去。

I don't know 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It said this left the decision to the military. The army said it did not wish to wield power but rather wanted Mr.Rajoelina to take charge.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

I'd rather not go to the movies.

我宁可不去看电影。

I'd rather 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Our vision is not merely made in America, but rather reflects the aspirations embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the mandate of the Human Rights Council itself,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

printf That's not actually where someone implemented print F and related functions, rather, in dot H files, by convention, are prototypes.

那实际不是有某人在哪里执行,相关函数，而是在，h文件中，按照惯例，它们是函数原型。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

That is rather sad,I would say." Bartuska is not alone.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

The sovereign does not exist by nature but rather, Hobbes tells us again, the sovereignty is the product of art or science.

霍布斯又告诉我们说,国家不是生来就有的，而主权也只是科学和艺术的产物罢了。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

"The important achievement of Apollo was a demonstration that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

And then, they're proud of it and they insist that I, not inflict, but rather induce you, invite you to do the same thing.

然后，他们引以为豪并且坚持认为，我不是强迫，而是说服，邀请你去做同样一件事。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

"But I hope people will equally understand that it will be better to get the decision right rather than rushing into something that will not stand the test of time."

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

Notice that then the "I" disappears, not completely but wherever it reappears it's embedded rather than initial.

注意，现在，“我“不见了，不是完全而是,藏起来不出现了。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

But the final resting place where there would be not, if you like,a heavy mark of the person, but rather the person is consigned to dust from where they came."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

And the truth of whether a book should or should not be censored is something that's come about through the diligent effort of a group, rather than a single arbitrary judge like the state licenser.

但一本书是否真正被控制,是一堆人努力的结果，而不是政府出版管理处的人员专横的决定。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

U.S.Ambassador Susan Rice, one of the sponsors of the resolution, said this fourth round of sanctions was warranted because Iran has not suspended its uranium enrichment activities but rather has increased its defiant behavior in recent months.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

The most important thing about parenting-- " it's not how much you tell your child "honesty is important" but rather how honest you are.

为人父母最重要的-,不是告诉子女“诚实很重要“,而是你自身有多诚实。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

But interestingly,things look rather different if we accept not the personality theory, but instead,the body theory.

但有趣的是，如果我们接受的不是人格理论，而是肉体理论，事情会有所不同。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选