I mean, isn't it more sensible to think that a smaller heavenly body would orbit a larger one, rather than the opposite?
我的意思是，如果一个更小的天体会绕一个更大的天体运行，而不是大的围着小的转，不是更合理吗？
Disappointingly, the search engine just gave me some brief introductions rather than the whole content of the book to read.
令人失望的是，搜索引擎只给了大概的介绍而没有给出要读的书的全部内容。
Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
一些制服的维护费用也很昂贵，它们不能像许多类型的便服一样在家里清洗，而是需要专业的干洗。
What made you choose the one rather than the other?
你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
Older parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.
生育较晚的大龄父母在今天似乎成了常事，而不是个例。
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。
However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.
然而，如今对许多美国人而言，周末工作已不幸成为惯例而不是特例。
There is a potential educational benefit in allowing pictures to tell the story, rather than the spoken word.
用图片代替语言来讲述故事可能会收到更好的教育效果。
The key to healthy praise is to focus on the process rather than the outcome.
正常合理的表扬的关键在于关注过程而不是结果。
The search engine just gave me some brief introduction rather than the whole content of the book.
关于这本书，搜索引擎只是给了我一些简短的介绍，而没有给出全部内容。
If you rap it with your knuckle, you hear the thwack of gypsum rather than the ring of cold metal.
如果用指关节击之，你能听见石膏的闷响，而非冷冰冰的金属发出的鸣响。
The U.S. takes the opposite approach by emphasizing the specialist rather than the primary care physician.
美国采取相反的方法，强调专科医生而不是初级保健医生。
It was the culture, rather than the language, that made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.
他很难适应国外的新环境是因为文化问题而不是语言问题。
In simple terms, I think it is the student rather than the teacher who can decide what the student should learn.
简而言之，我认为是学生，而非老师，才是决定学生应该学什么的人。
Over time, people began to use the word "restaurant" to refer to a place selling soup rather than the soup itself.
随着时间的推移，人们开始用“餐馆”这个词来指代卖汤的地方，而不是汤本身。
In America, it is often the judges, rather than the politicians who make the big decision that will effect people's life.
在美国，能够做出影响人们生活的重大决定的人往往是法官，而不是政治家。
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