I mean, isn't it more sensible to think that a smaller heavenly body would orbit a larger one, rather than the opposite?
我的意思是，如果一个更小的天体会绕一个更大的天体运行，而不是大的围着小的转，不是更合理吗？
I mean, there are so many other things I'd rather do instead, and so I just don't like it.
我的意思是，我宁愿做很多其他的事情，所以我就是不喜欢它。
This could mean a return to smaller fields, with crops planted in grids rather than rows and fruit trees pruned into two-dimensional shapes to make harvesting easier.
这可能意味着回归到更小的田地，农作物种植成网格形，而不是成行；果树修剪成二维形状，以便于收割。
I don't mean that you have to assume a parade-ground posture, but stand in a comfortable, natural way, rather than hunching over the lectern.
我不是说你必须摆出一副阅兵的姿势，而是要以一种舒适、自然的方式站立，而不是弯腰驼背地在讲台上。
Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to ensure that the overall business plan is being followed, and that operations become more profitable under the new organization, rather than less.
授权和委托意味着新的管理控制形式，以确保全面的商业计划得到遵循，并且在新的组织下，业务变得更有利可图，而不是更少。
That does not mean the gene or genes in question actually cause lung cancer. Rather, it means that they amplify the effects of smoking instead of the amount of smoking.
实际上，这并不意味着此处所讨论的基因或基因组会造成肺癌，而是说它们放大了吸烟的影响而非吸烟的强度。
I mean, really, which would you rather have - a grilled Texas ribeye, or a piece of squash?
我的意思是，说真的，一块德克·萨斯烤牛排，或一块南瓜，你宁愿选哪个？
It will also mean treating retirement as a phased process rather than a sudden event marked by a sentimental speech and a carriage clock.
它还意味着把退休当作是阶段性的过程，而不是由伤感的演讲和一个旅行闹钟所记录的突然事件。
I mean, ther are so many other things I'd rather do instead, and so I just don't like it.
我的意思是说，我宁愿干许多其它事情而不愿做作业，我真的不喜欢家庭作业。
Dialogue does not mean yielding to any party, rather it requires all parties to jointly undertake responsibility.
对话并不意味着迁就任何一方，而是要各方共同承担起责任。
Note that 1000 users does not mean more concurrency, but rather more queued requests.
注意，1000 位用户并不意味着并发性更多，它仅表示队列请求更多。
Media companies only concentrate on the hackers who attack computer systems rather than the defenders, so some people use the term "hacker" to mean only attacking hackers.
媒体公司只关注那些攻击计算机系统的黑客，而往往忽视那些计算机的保卫者，所以有些人就使用术语“黑客”表示只进行攻击的黑客。
Many Britons fail to distinguish between how a service is run and how it is funded, assuming that private provision must also mean private rather than state financing.
很多英国人不能分清业务的经营和资金来源，他们认为私人供应一定是私人资金而非国家资金。
Round the rich world a consensus has emerged that austerity should mean spending cuts rather than tax increases.
在富裕人群的世界里，浮现出了一个共识：财政紧缩应该意味着多削减开支，少增加税收。
Oh and for the record I'd rather a waiter say, “Have a nice day” and not mean it, than ignore me and mean it.
对了，我宁愿服务生违心地对我说“祝你今天过得愉快”，而不是打从心底地忽视我
Oh and for the record I'd rather a waiter say, "Have a nice day" and not mean it, than ignore me and mean it.
对了，我宁愿服务生违心地对我说“祝你今天过得愉快”，而不是打从心底地忽视我。
In the long run, this will mean you'll have more money to put toward your savings -an asset that will appreciate, rather than depreciate like your car.
长期来看，这会使你有更多的钱用来积蓄，而这些钱是会升值的，不会像车辆那样贬值。
In the long run, this will mean you'll have more money to put toward your savings - an asset that will appreciate, rather than depreciate like your car.
长期来看，这会使你有更多的钱用来积蓄，而这些钱是会升值的，不会像车辆那样贬值。
Although this doesn't mean that this pattern of coding would never occur, it does provide real evidence for its rarity, rather than relying on gut feeling.
虽然这并不意味着这种编码模式永远不会发生，但是它为其罕见性提供了真实的证据，而不是凭感觉。
A proposition whose truth is determined by the fact of experience rather than what we mean, so this raises a natural question.
命题真理是由经验事实所决定的，而不是由我们的意图决定的，这样就产生了一个关于自然的问题。
Does it mean that these people may get greater benefit from some treatments rather than others?
这是否意味着这些人更能得益于某些治疗而不是其他的一些呢？
Which could mean that finding ways to enjoy exercise, rather than just forcing yourself to do it, may make you smarter - and happier, too.
这可能意味着从运动中找寻乐趣、而不是仅仅强迫自己去做它可能使你变得更聪明-也更快乐。
Reconstruction efforts will mean that education funding is focused on rebuilding to maintain base levels of provision rather than investing overall systems improvement.
然而，重建就意味着教育资金将主要用于维持最基层的教育供应而不是教育系统的全面改进。
It may also mean that miners alter their capital structures to put more emphasis on debt, which is tax-deductible, rather than equity.
这可能也意味着矿商们将改变他们的资产结构以更多的强调负债而不是股权，因为负债是可以免税的。
On the face of it, this seems unlikely, because the characteristics that have been engineered into them are ones designed to make them into better food, rather than lean, mean breeding machines.
表面看来，这似乎不太可能，因为基因工程赋予它们的特征是为了使它们成为更好的食物，而不是竞争力强的高效繁殖机器。
Over the centuries, it's come to mean all sorts of things.It could mean "from the west" instead of "from the east," or "decent and humane" rather than "scandalous."
在过去的几个世纪，它有过很多种含义，有“从西边来”而非“从东边来”，或“正派以及人道的”而不是“可耻的”。
I don't just mean that people tend to choose partners who resemble them, rather that over time together couple's features actually converge.
我不是说人们倾向于找跟自己相像的人做伴侣(因而容貌相像)，而是说随着时间的流逝，伴侣间的容貌特征会趋于统一。
What does Socrates mean when he says his way of life has been devoted almost exclusively? To private rather than to public matters?
当苏格拉底说，自己的生活方式，只专注在私人而非公共事务时，是什么意思？
What does Socrates mean when he says his way of life has been devoted almost exclusively? To private rather than to public matters?
当苏格拉底说，自己的生活方式，只专注在私人而非公共事务时，是什么意思？
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