Keep the room cool rather than warm to avoid feeling sleepy.

保持房间凉爽而不是温暖，以避免感到困倦。

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It is sultry rather than warm.

春天天气是暖和的。

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It is hot rather than warm.

与其说天气暖和，不如说是热。

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Partly it is a question of style: most congressmen tolerate, rather than warm to, Mr Zoellick's self-confident intellectualism and highfalutin ideas.

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Relations between Mr Sarkozy and Mr Brown are businesslike rather than warm.

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"Rather than more warm words, what people want is for the government to trust the professionals and put people back at the heart of the NHS, " he said.

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