For some expressions, we use the first letters of the words instead of saying each word.

对于一些表达，我们使用单词的首字母，而不是每个单词都说。

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Instead of saying he would scold or beat me, my father quietly asked my mother to mend the vest.

父亲没说责备我或要打我的话，而是轻声叫我母亲把那件背心补好。

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He nodded his head instead of saying anything where his voice might betray him.

他点了点头，什么都没有说，因为一开口就会出卖他自己。

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Some Baltimoreans leave out letters in many words, like saying "Bawlmer" instead of Baltimore.

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Instead of saying no,

如果不想直接拒绝的话，

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We are honoring instead the integrity of what they're saying without thinking about whether or not it might be true.

我们事实上反而在,尊重他们所说内容的真实性,却从未想过这到底是不是真的。

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Apple wants people who credit their teams, instead of saying they accomplished tasks all by themselves.

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And instead of saying you've actually, all of us you know got to be part of the same single framework of law and habit.

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Instead of saying that the subscribers will be over-charged for extra use, the company is saying that the users will get a discount for controlled use.

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