America's education system has become less a ladder of opportunity than a structure to transmit inequality from one generation to the next.
美国的教育体制不再是通往机遇的阶梯，而是一个将不平等代代相传的体系。
Michael Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed work for a consultancy, Deloitte, that is determined to turn itself into more of a thought-leader and less a corporate repairman.
MichaelRaynor和MumtazAhmed 就职于一家名为 Deloitte 的咨询公司，这家公司决心将自己转变成更像一个思想领袖，而不是一个企业修理工。
The function of a public library was once described as "less a reservoir than a fountain".
公共图书馆的功能曾被描述为“与其说是水库，不如说是喷泉”。
We are the marvel and the mystery of the world, for that enduring liberty is no less a blessing than the abundance of the earth.
我们是这个世界的奇迹和神秘，因为持久的自由和地球的富饶一样是一种祝福。
He seems less a hero than an ordinary, fretful 17-year-old.
17岁的他，现在看起来根本不是英雄而是一个普普通通的年轻人。
In this way, it's less a kernel and more a hardware abstraction layer (HAL).
通过这种方式，它不像是一个内核而更像是一个硬件抽象层(HAL)。
Now, no less a media star and entrepreneur than Steve Brill has weighed in.
现在，媒体明星和创业家斯蒂夫·布里尔这样的重量级人物也已登场加入讨论了。
He also says the two haven't discussed closer collaboration, much less a merger.
他也认为这两家公司还从未讨论过更紧密合作的事情，更谈不上合并了。
The result is that suits have become less a uniform than an expression of individual style.
因此，西装更多地成为一种个人风格的体现，而不仅是制服。
Tao was less a guide and more a navigator but he was so sweet-natured, it was impossible to mind.
陶与其说是一个导游，倒不如说是个领航员，但是他脾气很好，也拿他没办法。
It's less a problem that can be solved than it is a never-ending arms race between company and pirate.
与其说这是一个能够解决的问题，不如说这是企业和盗版者间的永无止境的博弈。
But for most, solar panels are more or less a commodity, which favours big producers with access to cheap capital.
而对大部分公司而言，太阳能电池板或多或少是一种商品，对那些能够获得廉价资本的大公司是有益的。
How do you boost incomes for nomads in western China who might live seven hours from any roadside, much less a marketplace?
你该如何增加中国西部地区牧民的收入？这些人居住的地方可能距离最近的公路也有七个小时车程，更不要说去集市了。
HDCP has been less a security system than a tool for shaping the consumer electronics market, and that is unlikely to change.
HDCP更多的是作为影响消费电子市场格局的工具而不是一个安全系统，这个看起来不会改变。
Russia's current anti-Americanism, therefore, is less a reaction to America's actions than a reflection of its own state of mind.
因此，俄罗斯目前的反美主义，与其说是对美国行为的反应，倒不如说是它自身思想状态的反映。
Last year was more or less a breeding ground for the thought process that the simpler the design, the better and more effective it is!
过去的一年或多或少造就了这样的观念，即设计越简单就越好越有效。
This is less a critical position or a historical insight than a mood, induced by the usual selective comparisons and subjective hunches.
与其说这种问题带有批判的姿态亦或是深刻的历史见地，不如说是由于比较新老电影，再加上自己的主观喜好而心生的落寞之情。
Unaccustomed to sharing a room with anybody, much less a stranger, Madeleine felt that Jennifer was a little too quick with her intimacies.
玛德琳不习惯与人共用一个房间，更不要说还是个陌生人了。她觉得珍妮弗有点过于自来熟了。
No single figure, much less a private banker, could wield the kind of power in today’s gargantuan collapsing markets that Morgan had a hundred years ago.
在今天这个摇摇欲坠的庞大市场上，没有一个人，更不必说一个私人银行家，能够具有摩根在一百年之前的那种权力。
In truth, Mr Obama's speech today was less a blueprint of how to save America from fiscal ruin than a means to establish a stronger negotiating position.
事实上，奥巴马今天的讲话，不是提出如何拯救美国于财政废墟中的蓝图，而是为了占据有利的协商位置。
The longer you wait the less a chance you have. Because of this, if you learn to react quickly when inspiration strikes you will succeed a lot more often.
你磨蹭越久就越不可能得到机会。因此，如果你学会在灵感一触击你的时候就作出回应，那么你就会更容易成功。
However, all that rail (and distance) between city centers makes it seem like this is less a single mega-city and more like highly controlled urban sprawl.
然而，从城市中心间的铁路(和距离)这一点来看，超级城市计划更像是高度控制下的城市扩张，而不像是一个超级都市。
Apple (AAPL) would be stupid to put anyone's name on a patent, much less a high profile name like Steve's, if that person hadn't made a legitimate contribution.
如果一个人对专利没有做出合法贡献，苹果公司（Apple）不会笨到把他的名字放在上面，像乔布斯这样声名显赫的人，就更加不可能了。
This is less a reflection of AdSense's decline than the fact that traditional publishers have gotten smarter about how to sell advertising online. They have had to.
与其说这是AdSense式微的表现，不如说传统发布商变聪明了，他们知道如何更好地销售在线广告。
Each device would fulfill the science fiction dream of reeling in objects using light -though neither could move anything bigger than a bacterium, much less a starship.
这两个装置都可以实现科幻小说中用光束拖动回收物品，不过它们还不可以移动比细菌大的东西，更不要说一艘星舰了。
Because evidence sent to the lab rarely contains easily recognizable parts, much less a whole animal, the scientists must work to identify species from limited fragments.
因为被送到实验室的证物很难保存易于辨认的部位，更不可能是整只动物，科学家们必须从一些碎片中辨认物种。
Because evidence sent to the lab rarely contains easily recognizable parts, much less a whole animal, the scientists must work to identify species from limited fragments.
因为被送到实验室的证物很难保存易于辨认的部位，更不可能是整只动物，科学家们必须从一些碎片中辨认物种。
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