Instead they said we're not quite ready, come see us in a month, which was a good thing, because we hadn't written the software yet.
但是他们却说：“我们还没准备好，一个月后你再来找我们吧。”这是个好消息，因为那时软件还根本没有写出来呢。
Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they prefer such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the meals.
相反，该公司在周二表示，员工将在配餐前征求家长的意见，是要牛奶、苹果片或是其他。
"Instead of thinking we'll leave it alone, film-makers decide the only solution is to develop new technology so they can film it, " Mills said.
“不是想我们不要管它了，电影制作人决定唯一的解决方法是开发新技术以使他们能拍摄它，”米尔斯说。
He said they were looking out in the same direction instead of always staring into each other's eyes.
他说，他们朝同一个方向向外看，而不是老是盯着对方的眼睛。
"Instead, we select them based on our own ideas of what they should look like," she said.
反之，我们根据自己对狗的喜好去选择它们，“她说。”
Mr Lee said there are now people who do not bother logging onto news websites to find out what is going on in the world - they use microblogs instead.
李先生说如今有很多人不愿只为了解世界动向而登入新闻网站，人们反而愿意通过微博看新闻。
A third said they would often just resort to a quick wave instead of saying 'thank you'.
三分之一的人说他们经常会简单地挥一挥手来表示感谢，而不说thankyou。
But I expected them to give me a reply about giving or not, because if they said no, I could try other ways instead of waiting in vain.
因为如果对方说不行的话，我可以另外想办法，而不用空等。
"When they change the iTunes terms, as they do all the time, they give you all 50 pages instead of giving the option of seeing the changes," Grossman said.
格罗斯曼说，“苹果的条款一直在修改，当他们修改itunes的条款时，他们给出的是整个50页的条款，而不给选择只看修改过的条款。”
Instead, they heard a language, the linguists said, that sounded as different from Aka as English does from Japanese.
相反，语言学家称他们听到了一种与Aka语截然不同的语言，其区别之大有如英语与日语。
They would, instead, she said, go for a walk in which she would move herself by the strength of her own arms and he would walk beside her.
她说，他们不妨出去散散步，这样她可以凭自己的臂力推动自己，他则可以走在她身边。
The old theories were popular, had public appeal and "many people saw what they wanted to see" instead of carefully interpreting the data, he said.
旧的理论很流行，具有大众化的吸引力；同时“很多人看他们想看的”这种心态取代了认真领会研究数据的态度，他说。
Playing outside instead of on the computer was picked by 86% of children in a poll and 72% said they wish they got the chance more often.
在调查中，86%的孩子选择户外玩耍而不是电脑游戏，72%的孩子希望获得更多的户外活动机会。
The fact that they are trying to do something about it instead of ignoring the situation is definitely a plus," said Ryder.
事实是，他们努力去解决现状而不是对现状坐视不管，这绝对可以为他们加分。
Instead, he called them "a bunch of combat reports" that lack analysis and, in any event, were quickly outdated. They offer a "very narrow perspective" of the war, he said.
相反，他称之为大批未经分析的战争报告，在任何情况下，都会很快过时，文件只是从单一的角度来看待战争，是片面的。
He said that instead of people reducing their salt intake they should concentrating on quitting smoking, reducing alcohol consumption and losing weight.
他说，人们减少食盐的摄入量，还不如关注于戒烟、减少饮酒和减肥。
Instead, they are focused on her future. Her career goals are many, spanning from hosting a television show to becoming a diplomat "to bring people together," she said.
正相反，她们在关注着她的未来。她说，她的职业目标很多，从成为电视节目主持人，到成为“使民众团结一致”的外交官。
Instead, they said it was probably because of some form of "behavioural sympathy" where daughters copied the lifestyles of their mothers and sons their fathers.
相反地，他们说，可能是因为某种“行为共鸣”，女儿模仿母亲的生活型态、儿子模仿父亲的生活型态。
"The great thing for the manufacturers is they can create that brand affinity with the consumer on the back of Android, instead of having Android be front and center," Castonguay said.
最制造商来说，最好的事情莫过于可以在消费者中建立品牌的亲和力，而Android却是居于幕后而非前台。
Women should feel free to pursue happiness and live as they choose, instead of being confined by traditional marriage values, she said。
她说，女性有追求幸福和决定生活方式的权利，不要再受传统婚姻观念的束缚。
The chain said earlier this week they would not screen Alice in Wonderland because Disney wanted the gap between their cinema and DVD releases to be around three months instead of the usual 17 weeks.
本周早些时候，英国电影院线曾表明不会放映《爱丽丝漫游仙境》，因为迪士尼公司希望将本片在英国的上映期与DVD发布日期间隔三个月以取代原本的十七周。
Kennedy said both sides should make serious proposals for the inspection and control of nuclear weapons. He said they should explore the good in science, instead of the terrors.
肯尼迪说，美苏两国都应该认真地拿出办法，检查和控制核武器。他说，两国应该钻研如何用科学造福人民，而不是制造恐怖。
Remember, in the USA and Canada, they say fall instead of autumn (which is said by British and Australians).
记住，在美国和加拿大，说fall(秋天)而不是autumn(秋天)(英国和澳大利亚用后者)。
Many said they would prefer firms to concentrate on building a more supportive atmosphere at work, instead of splashing out on team-building activities.
很多受访者称，他们更喜欢让公司专注于建立更助人的工作氛围，而不是花大把的钱组织团队活动。
Agents Mulder and Scully may have said 'the truth is out there' in the X Files, but it may instead be buried inside the brains of people who claim they have been abducted by aliens.
档案里的特工穆德和史考莉可能说过“真相就在那里”，但对那些声称自己被外星人绑架过的人来说，真相可能深藏在他们的大脑里。
Some people will do away with gifts altogether and arrange "quality time" with their heart's desire at home instead, while others will set strict budgets for what they are willing to buy, he said.
据他介绍，有些人干脆省去礼物，而打算与心上人在家共度“温馨时光”，而其他人则表示将严格控制预算。
Some people will do away with gifts altogether and arrange "quality time" with their heart's desire at home instead, while others will set strict budgets for what they are willing to buy, he said.
据他介绍，有些人干脆省去礼物，而打算与心上人在家共度“温馨时光”，而其他人则表示将严格控制预算。
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