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。
Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.
很多大学认为学生出于自愿比被逼迫上课能学到更多的东西。
It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.
当初要是分几个冬天来疏剪树木，会比一次性疏剪要更好些。
The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets.
这里的食物可以吃饱饕餮，但不能让美食家满意。
These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites.
这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的，而与寄生虫无关。
Daniels is at his best when he's cool and direct, rather than combative and polemical.
丹尼尔斯冷静、坦率时表现最好，而好斗、爱辩时则不然。
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。
The trade gap surprised most analysts by shrinking, rather than growing.
贸易逆差不增反减使得大多数分析家大吃一惊。
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。
He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle.
他不去面对骗税的审判而是逃到了瑞士。
We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later.
我们敦促他们及早解决那个问题。
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。
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