You should always depend on yourself rather than someone else.

你应该依靠你自己，而不是别人。

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You need someone who will listen rather than someone who is going to tell you what to do.

你需要的是一个会倾听你的人而不是一个对你品头论足的人。

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A woman would rather be with a man that stimulates her intellectually rather than someone who is brain dead.

女人都更喜欢和一个激发她智慧的人在一起，而不愿和一个呆瓜在一起。

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Why should one accept what Geert Wilders says about Islam, rather than someone like Pipes?

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They are more likely to be a relative, neighbour or family friend rather than someone they have never met before.

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Still, engineering great synergies between the two groups looks a task for someone who walks on water rather than someone who sells it.

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