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Rather than forcing Italy's long-suffering voters back to the polls (this was the 61st government since 1945) the president was expected to try for a cabinet headed by someone more widely acceptable in parliament, or even for a remodelled Prodi administra
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人们期待总统试着重组一个由更广泛受议会欢迎的人领导的内阁，或者甚至是一个重塑的普罗迪政权，而不是强迫意大利长期受折磨的选民再去投票（这是自1945以来的第61届政府）。 |
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Rather than freezing in nighttime isolation, these astronomers sit in comfortable offices during the day, instructing computers to mine digital sky surveys.
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这些天文学家不必在孤寂的夜里受冻，而能够于白天坐在舒服的办公室里，命令电脑对天空进行数位巡测。 |
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Rather than gain leverage by adopting a nuanced position on the core issue of Tibet, India continues to be overcautious in its diplomacy, even when Beijing acts antagonistically.
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印度没有在西藏的核心问题上采取微妙的立场，而是继续缩手缩脚地外交，甚至当北京采取敌对行为时也如此。 |
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Rather than give an overarching theory of how children learn, John Holt, the father of the modern home school movement, uses anecdotal observations that question assumptions about how children acquire knowledge and learning skills.
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关于儿童的学习规律，现代家校运动之父约翰·霍尔特并非通过提出某种深刻而又全面的理论，而是通过引子式的观察和思考，对各种有关儿童是如何获取知识和学习技能的学说提出质疑。 |
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Rather than giving up when an obstacle is encountered, entrepreneurs ask, “How can we surmount this obstacle?
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出现障碍时，企业家不是放弃，而是问“我们如何才能跨越这个障碍？ |
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Rather than go there by air,I'd take the slowest train.
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我宁愿乘最慢的火车，也不愿乘飞机去那儿。 |
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Rather than go there, I'd prefer to stay here on my own.
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我宁愿一个人呆在这儿，而不愿去那儿。 |
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Rather than going the way of the notoriously problematic personal computer, however, OTA-capable wireless devices will become ever more feature-rich, while avoiding problems associated with the increasingly complex software required to run those features.
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想象一下，用户可以最终只为个人软件及功能付费，而不必再进行硬件升级或是光顾移动设备商店，这将为他们现有的手机增添与众不同的功能。 |
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Rather than grumbling over not being able to live forever, why not make a good journey out of this life.
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与其抱怨不能令自己长生不死，倒不如好好令生命之旅程不枉一走。 |
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Rather than have a word with the muddle-head, he would argue with the person of reason.
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他宁愿和明白人吵架，也不愿和糊涂人说话。 |
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Rather than having his head in the clouds, Mr. Chen needs to be more pragmatic.
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陈先生不要老做白日梦，还是讲究实际吧！ |
