Some water experts are now demanding that existing infrastructure be used in smarter ways rather than building new facilities, which is increasingly considered the option of last, not first, resort.
一些水资源专家现在在要求要更明智地使用现有的基础设施，而不是建造新的设施，它逐渐被认为是最后而不是第一选择。
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。
The emphasis of university programs today is now on the practical and the utilitarian, rather than on a general education or on personal development.
现在大学课程的重点是实用和功利，而不是通识教育或个人发展。
Survey analysis shows American teens now spend their leisure time on digital devices rather than reading printed books.
调查分析显示，美国青少年现在把他们的休闲时间花在电子设备上，而不是阅读纸质书。
At the ubiquitous convenience stores throughout Japan, cashiers now ask if customers need chopsticks rather than sticking them into checkout bags by default.
在遍布日本的便利店中，收银员现在会询问顾客是否需要筷子，而不是默认情况下把它们塞进结账袋里。
These are now worn by both men and women for practical purposes rather than for decoration.
现在男女都是为了实用而穿戴这些，而不是为了装饰。
Rather than maintaining the now redundant leaves throughout the winter, the tree saves its precious resources and discards them.
这棵树并没有在整个冬天都保留现在多余的叶子，而是储存了宝贵的资源并抛弃了多余的树叶。
Now it is generally believed that the sample from Devil's Hole corresponds to variations in local climate, in the western United States, rather than global climate changes.
现在人们普遍认为魔鬼洞的样本与美国西部当地气候的变化有关，而不是全球气候的变化。
If read as a critique of the way the U.S. auto industry works now, rather than a serious suggestion, the idea has some merit.
如果把这个建议当成是美国汽车业工人的一句评语，而不严肃地讨论的话，这个建议还是有一定可取性的。
They are now mainly franchisers and managers, rather than owners.
他们不再是宾馆的拥有者，而只是特许经销商和经理人。
Some economists think these shortages are, at least for now, a regional rather than a national problem.
一些经济学家认为，这样的短缺至少在现在是区域性，而非全国性的问题。
Consequently I decided to abstract the file processing now rather than later; it will be handy soon.
所以我决定现在概括文件处理过程，而不是留到以后再做；很快就可以完成。
Offer incentives to buy now rather than later; for example, temporary subsidies to consumers who turn in a clunker and buy a new car, a measure adopted in France.
在当前而非以后，提供消费的诱因；例如，给予消费者临时补助费会让他购置一辆新车以取代老爷车，这在法国进行的如火如荼。
It said it was now a creditor rather than shareholder in the fund.
目前中投公司已不是该基金的股东投资者，而是债权人。
Now, rather than leaving a throw-away or otherwise unnecessary comment on a friend's status update, you can show your appreciation by just clicking "like" instead.
现在，如果你欣赏某位好友，你不必在其状态更新里留下一句废话或者没必要的评论，只要点一下“喜欢”按钮就行了。
Only a few purists, of whatever age, now use a film rather than a digital camera.
只有很少几个不管年纪多大的纯粹主义者现在还在用胶卷而不是数码相机。
Dropping XML elements into form panes or boxes now creates children rather than binding data to the pane.
现在，在将XML元素拖到表单面板或框中时，会创建子条目，而不是将数据绑定到面板。
Dropping XML elements into form panes or boxes now creates children rather than binding data to the pane.
现在，在将XML元素拖到表单面板或框中时，会创建子条目，而不是将数据绑定到面板。
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