The exoplanet is a few times the mass of Earth, but it should still be small enough to be rocky rather than a gas giant like Jupiter.
这个系外行星的质量是地球的几倍，但是它足够小，能够由岩石构成，而不是像木星是一团巨大的气体。
It's very close, but overall the cumulative effects of cloud are to cool Earth rather than heat it.
这十分相近，但是总体上来说，云的累积作用是降低地球的温度而不是让地球升温。
Rats are often associated with spreading disease rather than preventing it, but this long-tailed animal is highly sensitive.
老鼠通常与传播疾病而不是预防疾病有关，但这种长尾动物是高度敏感的。
You see, I want to do philosophy rather than English, but my parents took me out of it.
你瞧，我想学哲学而不是英语，但我父母不让我学哲学。
It could be anything—gardening, cooking, music, sports—but whatever it is, make sure it's a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.
它可以是任何事情——园艺、烹饪、音乐、体育——但无论它是什么，确保它能缓解日常压力，而不是另一件需要担心的事情。
This is because of the following three reasons: Firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief.
这是因为以下三个原因：第一，小偷只偷我的东西，而没有伤害我；其次，小偷偷走了我的一些东西，而不是我所有的东西；第三，对我来说最幸运的是，成为小偷的是那个人，不是我。
But it is assembled by British contractors rather than in China.
但是，这些产品由英国而不是中国的承包商组装。
You can reuse the same handler class as before, but rather than run it on the server, you will use it as a client.
您可以像前面那样重用相同的处理程序类，但不是在服务器上运行它，相反，您将它用作一个客户端。
It might be hooked up to a computer flight simulator rather than an airplane, but you could put it into an airplane if you wanted to.
可能会将它挂在计算机飞行模拟器、而不是一架飞机上，但是，如果愿意的话，也可以将它放在飞机中。
That's one of the hardest skills any writer can learn, but I highly suggest every working writer learn it, sooner rather than later.
这对任何写作者来说都是最难学会的技能之一，但是我强烈建议每一个“民工”写手都能掌握，越早越好。
The two countries’ alliance has served both well, but it is solely one of interests rather than belief: these can change.
这两个国家之间的联盟现在对双方都好，但这只是基于利益而非信仰：这些是会改变的。
This culture of smoking may be irrational and ill-informed, but why should it be squashed rather than accommodated?
这可能由于吸烟文化的不合理和不灵通，但为什么要压死它，而不是容纳它？
But, like most bug patterns, it is much better to prevent bugs rather than to fix them.
但是，象大多数的错误类型一样，阻止它们的出现总比修补它们要好的多。
The system works in that you get rid of spam and unoriginal thought, but it isn't the best because it relies on averages rather than direct preferences of each participant.
协同过滤系统能让你摆脱垃圾邮件和一些无创造性的思想，但它是不是最好的，因为它依赖于平均水平，而不是直接依赖于每一个参与者。
He said it was vital that information published should be accurate, rather than prompt but imprecise.
他说至关重要的是信息发布的准确性，而不是只求速度而不准确。
Afterwards I found out that the payment for the crime report may be distasteful, but it seems to be policy, rather than a bribe.
尽管之后我还是认为要为拿到一分犯罪报告而交钱这事很不靠谱，但是这钱可能真是手续费而不是贿赂。
This version greatly improved the efficiency of the function, by caching data rather than reloading it, but it did so at the expense of maintainability.
这个版本对数据进行缓存而不是重新加载，很大程度上改善了函数的有效性，但这会需要更多的维护费用。
Everyone has to comply with the Data Protection Act, but apart from that it is often a matter of guidelines rather than law.
所有活动都必须遵从数据保护法案，但脱离它之外人们依据的是自有的准则而非法律。
But rather than tamping down the backlash, they may only feed it.
但他们可能只会加重而不是缓解这一反应。
But rather than us taking care of her, it would be better for relatives or friends to do so, to have the released prisoner live nearby, and keep her company and give her support.
但是，与其由我们来办此事，到不如她的亲属或朋友来办更为妥当些，使该获释的犯人生活在附近，陪伴她，给予她支持。
I generally prefer to wallow in my shyness rather than overcome it, but even I thought this was a good idea.
我通常更偏向于沉迷于我的害羞之中，而不是克服它，尽管如此，我仍认为这个想法不错。
They use a trackball to move the cursor and scroll the screen, but it is more like cursor-key functionality rather than a mouse pointer.
它们使用轨迹球移动指针和滚动屏幕，但是这更像是指针-键功能而不是鼠标指针。
But it doesn't matter. I would rather be killed by them than be bitten by the ducks or pecked by the hens.
不过没有关系，我宁愿被他们杀死也不愿被那些鸭子咬或是被那些母鸡啄。
Second thing we've been doing, I want to highlight for you is, we've along the way, mostly just verbally rather than writing it down, but we've been talking about good style.
我们一直在学的第二件事情是,我想给大家强调下，我们一直在口头上说，而没有把它写下来，但是我们一直在说优秀的风格。
These rates are still shamefully high, but it is the change in unemployment rather than its level that matters most for shifts in consumer spending.
这些数据仍然高的不光彩，但是正是失业率的变化而不是绝对水平更加关系到消费支出的变动。
These rates are still shamefully high, but it is the change in unemployment rather than its level that matters most for shifts in consumer spending.
这些数据仍然高的不光彩，但是正是失业率的变化而不是绝对水平更加关系到消费支出的变动。
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