I'd rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience.
我宁愿多花点钱来获得更多的舒适性和便利性。
It encourages people worldwide to focus on what we have in common, rather than what divides us.
它鼓励世界各地的人们关注我们的共同点，而不是我们的分歧。
When facing difficulties, we should try our best to deal with the problems rather than rely on others.
当遇到困难时，我们应该尽力去解决问题，而不是依赖别人。
In my opinion, motivation, rather than intelligence, often decides how far a person can go in his career.
在我看来，决定一个人在事业上能走多远的往往是动机，而不是智力。
It would be lovely to get more hand-written letters from friends and family rather than just e-mails, I think.
我想，如果能收到更多来自朋友和家人的手写信件，而不仅仅是电子邮件，那该多好啊。
When we ask teens to choose a hero, they usually select an older family member rather than a remote public figure.
当我们让青少年选择一位英雄时，他们通常会选择家里的一位长辈，而不是一个关系疏远的公众人物。
You interpret this as a sign—a polite one—that he is interested in you as a person rather than just in the topic of conversation.
你把这理解为一个信号，而且是一个礼貌的信号，说明他对你这个人感兴趣，而不只是对谈话的话题感兴趣。
My favorite type of snow is not the type you make snowmen out of or have snowball fights with but rather the big, slow-moving, fluffy kind.
我最喜欢的雪并不是你用来堆雪人或打雪仗的雪，而是那些大大的、慢慢飘落的蓬松雪花。
In order to save money, use fewer resources, and create less waste, they support using tap water and reusable bottles rather than bottled water.
为了节省资金、使用更少的资源并减少浪费，他们支持使用自来水和可重复使用的瓶子，而不是瓶装水。
Suzanne Segerstrom, professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky, believes that the key to increasing optimism is through cultivating optimistic behaviour, rather than positive thinking.
肯塔基大学心理学教授苏珊娜·塞格斯特罗姆认为，增加乐观情绪的关键在于培养乐观行为而不是积极思维。
Children aren't born knowing how to say "I'm sorry"; rather, they learn over time that such statements appease parents and friends and their own consciences.
孩子并不是生来就知道如何说“对不起”；相反，随着时间的推移，他们才明白这样的表达能安抚父母、朋友和自己的良心。
She looks rather like you, Mary—not as you look now but as you looked when you came here.
她看上去很像你，玛丽——不是你现在的样子，而是你刚来时的样子。
It is reported that reading on paper rather than an electronic screen is better for memory and focus.
据报道，在纸上阅读比在电子屏幕上阅读更有利于记忆和集中注意力。
He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.
他本人如此信奉自由，以至于宁死也不愿没有自由地活着。
I prefer to experience failure rather than give up my dream.
我宁愿经历失败，也不愿放弃梦想。
No wonder he would rather repair the old bike than buy a new one.
难怪他宁愿修理旧自行车也不愿买新自行车。
"I'm better now—much better," Colin answered, rather like a Rajah.
“我现在好些了——好多了。”科林回答得像极了一位王公。
He would rather enjoy life step by step than watch it go by in such a hurry.
他宁愿一步一步地享受生活，也不愿看着它匆匆流逝。
Would you rather see a film or go for a swim in the nearby river on a fine Sunday afternoon?
在风和日丽的星期天下午，你愿意看电影还是去附近的河里游泳呢？
I'd prefer to pay regularly in small amounts, rather than have a large amount to pay in one go.
我宁愿定期小额付款，也不愿一次性大额支付。
Students are encouraged to take control of their own learning, rather than just depending on the teacher.
鼓励学生掌控自己的学习，而不是只依赖老师。
What is so impressive about it, however, is not its lengthiness but rather the reverse — the thrifty compactness of its construction.
然而，令人印象深刻的不是它的冗长，恰恰相反——是它简洁紧凑的结构。
After the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British dictionaries.
独立战争（1775-1783）后，韦伯斯特认为美国人应该有自己的词典，而不是依赖英国词典。
Project managers evaluate the performance of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them.
项目经理根据团队成员为项目所做的贡献来评估他们的表现，而不是他们花在项目上的时间。
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。
I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.
我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
让爱成为奔流于你们灵魂海岸间的大海。
Corrections are not to be feared but rather expected and embraced.
修正不是我们要害怕的，恰恰相反，它是我们要期待并拥抱的。
Corrections are not to be feared but rather expected and embraced.
修正不是我们要害怕的，恰恰相反，它是我们要期待并拥抱的。
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