Kill me instead of him.

杀我别杀他。

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What happened to your father? Do you have to instead of him?

你父亲怎么了？你不得不替他去那儿吗？

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When his 12-year-old son was 3, Farapan once got so mad at the child thathe punched a door instead of him.

当他现在12岁的儿子还是3岁的时候，法帕兰有一次被孩子惹恼到竟然去砸一扇门。

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The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face.

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But at the last moment, His brother Judah convinces the brothers that, if instead of killing him, they sell him, they can profit a little for their troubles. So Joseph is sold ultimately ends up in the household of Pharaoh in Egypt, and his adventures there prove his meritorious character.

但是在最后一刻，他的哥哥犹太说服了其余的兄弟们，不要杀他，如果卖了他，他们还能从中获利，于是约瑟夫就被卖了,他最后生活在埃及一个法老的家里，他在那儿的冒险也证明了他值得称道的品格。

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You could tell your colleague instead of asking him directly which might be a little inappropriate,

如果不想过于直接地问他，因为这可能有点不合适，你可以这样问你的同事，

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Mr. DANG: Somebody could have been there instead of him, you know, struggling by himself.

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It follows Tory MP Nadine Dorries' accusation the chancellor was a "coward" for letting junior minister Chloe Smith face a Newsnight grilling over the policy change, instead of him.

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The pressure of the day propelled him, instead of undoing him.

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