She prefers to act rather than direct.
她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。
It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate.
作为点心，水果比巧克力更有益于健康。
The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.
这个决定不是基于理性的思考而是基于感情作出的。
Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis.
费用按固定的费率收取，不是按百分比。
Rather than put him in the hospital, she had been caring for him at home.
她没有把他送进医院，而是一直在家里照料他。
Many countries charge departure tax in U.S. dollars rather than local currency.
许多国家在征收离境税时收取美元而不是本国货币。
Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.
他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。
The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
这是个心理而不是生理问题。
He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.
他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。
You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
你在直接购买，而不是通过代理商购买。
The zoo needed better management rather than more money.
动物园需要更好的管理而非更多的钱。
What made you choose the one rather than the other?
你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。
Gerald's violin strings are made of gut rather than steel.
杰拉尔德的小提琴弦是用肠线而不是钢丝制成的。
Do you work hard for success rather than daydream about it?
你在努力争取成功而非做白日梦吗？
Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.
她的演说之所以令人难忘，不是因其内容而是因其辩论方法。
Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.
他们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。
Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.
在职培训日益增加，而不是脱产进行。
They appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation.
他们好像选择了合作而不是对抗的行动路线。
She thought it best to humour him rather than get into an argument.
她想最好是顺他的意，而不和他争吵。
She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think.
她让学生们自己思考，而不是告诉他们思考什么。
He cared for her as a whole person rather than just a sex object.
他喜欢她整个人，而不是仅仅把她当作性对象。
Music shops should arrange their recordings in simple alphabetical order, rather than by category.
音像店应按照简单的字母顺序摆放其唱片，而不是按类别。
They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps.
他们说要留下来重建家园而不是撤到难民营中。
A second hand car dealer will always look at the bodywork rather than the engine.
二手车销售商总是查看车身而不是引擎。
Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise.
然而，他们往往发现自己是迫害对象，而不是表扬对象。
They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。
The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。
I probably look as if I'm in my fifties rather than my seventies.
我可能看起来像五十多岁，而不像七十多岁。
It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.
用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。
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