Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

学习而不是看电视将帮助你获得更好的考试成绩，而节省五元钱而非买一个冰激凌意味着你可以买一本新书。

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It's likely you'd prefer to feel happy instead of sad, or confident instead of insecure.

你可能更喜欢开心而不是伤心，更喜欢自信而不是不安。

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After searching for one hour, participants were asked to hunt instead for certain shapes instead of colors.

寻找一个小时后，参与者反过来被要求寻找某些形状而不是颜色。

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A teacher may use it when she walks into a room where the students are playing and talking, instead of studying.

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They can now spend their energy on creating new ideas instead of reinventing ideas that other people have already done quite well.

创造自己的观点,而不用重新整理,别人已经阐述很好的观点。

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R/Cv OK, so that means that this is really instead of -1 R over Cv. it's really gamma minus one.

现在,变成了γ

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"I caught one guy using Parmesan instead of provolone, and salami instead of pepperoni!"

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Suggestions also include fewer practice tests, one day of tests instead of two, and two tests instead of three.

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As others note, they have to use runners instead of satellite phones and the informal hawala system instead of banks.

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