In fact, it's often easier to save on essentials than on enjoyable extras.
事实上，在必需品上省钱往往比在令人愉快的额外花销上省钱更容易。
At this very moment, through the wonder of telecommunications, more people are seeing and hearing what we say than on any other such occasion in the whole history of the world.
就在这个时刻，通过电讯的奇迹，看到和听到我们讲话的人比在整个世界历史上任何其他这样的场合都要多。
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。
Consumers generally place more weight on negative information than on the positive when deciding what to buy.
消费者在决定购买的时候，一般更看重负面信息而不是正面信息。
It's usually more focused on characters than on plot.
它通常更关注角色而不是情节。
People often cut bread directly on a table cloth rather than on a plate.
人们通常直接在桌布上切面包，而不是在盘子上。
Nowadays, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than on weekdays.
如今，中国孩子有时在周末比在工作日忙。
In other words, emphasis was to be placed on wide circulation, rather than on collecting and storing books.
换句话说，重点是广泛流通，而不是收集和储存书籍。
Companies are more likely to succeed in the long run if they compete on quality or performance than on price.
从长远来看，如果公司在质量或性能上比在价格上更具竞争力，就更有可能获得成功。
An Asian American studies professor placed greater emphasis on teacher training than on teachers' background.
一位研究亚裔美国人的教授更强调教师培训，而不是教师的背景。
Publishers no longer have to worry about piracy, as their games live in the cloud rather than on a disc that can be copied.
出版商不再担心盗版问题，因为他们的游戏是在云端而不是在可以复制的光盘上。
Governments should focus on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future.
政府应该把重点放在解决眼前的问题上，而不是试图解决未来预期的问题上。
Today, the social sciences are largely focused on disciplinary problems and internal scholarly debates, rather than on topics with external impact.
今天，社会科学主要关注学科问题和内部的学术争论，而不是讨论具有外部影响的话题。
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。
First of all, Aristotle derived the term philia from Plato's eros, and he redefined love as something that is more dependent on reason than on passion.
首先，亚里士多德从柏拉图的厄洛斯衍生出了菲利亚一词，他重新定义爱为更依赖于理性而非激情的东西。
Nowhere is this more true than on Capitol Hill.
对于国会来说，没什么比这个更实在了。
GM spends more on health insurance than on steel.
GM的医保支出比钢铁的还要多。
GM spends more on health insurance than on steel.
GM的医保支出比钢铁的还要多。
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