It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.
结合具体的事物来思考要比抽象思考容易些。
The last two clauses were an exact quote rather than a paraphrase of Mr. Forth's remarks.
最后两个分句是对福思先生言论的准确引用而不是改述。
It exists in dreams rather than actuality.
它于梦想而非实际中存在。
He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.
他会被平级调动，而非被降职。
It was a jest rather than a reproach.
这是个玩笑而非指责。
He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。
These payments are denominated as 'fees' rather than 'salary'.
付出的这几笔款子称为“费用”而不是“工资”。
Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews.
航空公司宁愿增添新机组人员而不愿对老的机组人员进行再培训。
The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement.
该测试将评估能力而不是学业成绩。
All his concerns were centred around himself rather than Rachel.
他所有心思都集中在他自己而非雷切尔的身上。
In this exercise, the muscles are elongating rather than contracting.
在这项运动中，肌肉是在延伸而不是在收缩。
Mr. Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics.
华乐丝先生试着团结而非打击批评他的人。
They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
他们把鸦片作为镇静剂，而不是作为麻醉剂。
They recommended that the viaduct be replaced rather than quake-proofed.
他们建议更换这座高架桥，而不要对其做抗震处理。
Voters elected him to represent them, rather than narrow sectional interests.
选民们选举他来代表大众的利益，而不是狭隘的群体利益。
The police presented a reactive rather than preventive strategy against crime.
警方对付犯罪的办法，不是事先加以防范，而是事后作出反应。
Interest in the occult tended toward ceremonial magic rather than witchcraft.
对神秘学的兴趣趋向于仪式性魔术而非巫术。
Under certain conditions, electrons can behave like waves rather than particles.
在某些条件下，电子能像波而不是粒子那样运动。
The spicy flavours in these dishes call for reds rather than whites.
这些菜肴味道辛辣，宜配红葡萄酒而不是白葡萄酒。
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。
She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.
她已经开始将精力投入到教学而不是表演中。
Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
现代社会的主要特征是消费而不是储蓄。
He described himself and Altman as victims rather than participants in the scandal.
他把自己和奥尔特曼描述成这一丑闻的受害者，而不是参与者。
You end up with a mishmash of policies rather than a consistent national approach.
你最后得到的是一些杂会七杂八的政策，而不是统一的全国性措施。
Store refrigerated food in reusable containers rather than in plastic wrap or aluminium foil.
用可再用容器而不是保鲜膜或铝箔纸来储存冷冻食品。
Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.
她很兴奋，因为只消等上几分钟而不是几个小时就有希望见到尼克了。
These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice.
这些最新发现证实了性取向取决于自然而不是选择这一论点。
The change is largely cosmetic, a matter of acceptable political rhetoric rather than social reality.
这一变化主要是表面文章，不过是受欢迎的政治性虚华词藻而非社会现实。
I like to make suggestions rather than setting down laws and forcing people to follow them.
我喜欢提建议而不是制定法律并强迫人们去遵守。
As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life.
然而，通常此类攻击意在造成破坏而非要人性命。
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