The Chinese language differs from Western languages in that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.

汉语与西方语言的不同之处在于，汉语不使用字母表，而是使用代表思想、物体或行为的汉字。

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Mere hatred of everything German, instead of the particular ideas which now dominate the Germans is, moreover, very dangerous, because it blinds those who indulge in it against a real threat.

再者，如果仇恨德国人的一切，而不仇恨如今支配德国人的那种特定观念，那是非常危险的，因为它使那些沉溺之中的人看不到真正的威胁。

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Unlike other presentation software apps which let you 'broadcast' your message, MindManager's slides are still interactive, letting you collaborate instead of simply present ideas.

这个幻灯片是交互式的，让你整合而不只是展示了你的想法，不像其他演示程序那样，仅仅“播放”你的信息而已。

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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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instead of being my program, I'm running, just my ideas We have other people run their programs, have their ideas.

而不是推行我的项目，我来负责，全是我的观点,我们有其他成员实施一些项目，表达他们的观点。

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Kant, then in charge of the commercial vehicle division, needed fresh ideas instead of rigid resistance, so in an experiment, he called a meeting of 20 of his most promising young managers--all under 35 years old.

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Instead -- instead of rejecting good ideas because we didn't think of them first, let's use the best ideas from both sides.

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Instead of throwing money at lots of ideas, the studios are focusing on movies that they feel will have strong chances in the marketplace.

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