而不是；宁可…也不愿

other than───除了；不同于

no other than───只有；就是

feather hat───羽毛帽

paper thin───薄纸

ratherish───adv.约略；稍微

weather man───天气预报员

Brother Jonathan───乔纳森大哥；美国政府；美国人

feather tract───羽区；羽迹

weather chart───天气图；气象图

Progress toward democracy has to be made in steps , rather than a sudden leap.───必须逐步地实行民主化, 不可操之过急.

We're looking for people who have experience rather than paper qualifications.───我们要找有经验的人，而不是有文凭的人。

Many a tribe and ruling house has survived by intermarrying with its rivals, rather than waging war on them.───许多部落和有门望的家族都靠与敌方通婚而不是发动战争而生存下来.

He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.───他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。

They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism.───他们关注的是公开的歧视，而不是种族主义的一些潜在问题。

Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise.───然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。

By rights the property should have gone to him rather than to his sister.───公正地说,这财产应该属于他,而不属于他妹妹.

They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps.───他们说他们将留下重建家园而不是躲到难民营里。

She smiled, politely rather than with tenderness or gratitude.───她只是出于礼貌地笑了笑，而非出于关心或感激。

Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.───那里气氛安宁而不热闹。

It's a good job it happened here rather than on the open road.───庆幸的是事故发生在这里而不是在公路上。

It would seem more sensible to apply standards flexibly rather than rigidly.───灵活地运用标准比死守标准会显得更合情合理。

Malcolm hopped rather than walked.───马尔科姆与其说是用走的不如说是用单脚跳的。

In Arnham, she and her mother lived under assumed names and took care to speak Flemish rather than their more usual French and English.───在阿纳姆，她和母亲隐姓埋名，而且刻意说着一口佛兰芒语而不是她们更常用的法语和英语。

The Blairgowrie Highland Games, on the other hand, are the real thing rather than a media event.───另一方面，布莱尔高里高地赛确实是真正的比赛，而不单是媒体盛事。

He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.───他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。

Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.───一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合.

The problem was psychological rather than physiological.───问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。

It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.───当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木，会比一下子疏剪完效果好。

The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation.───反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。

Let's get it over with as soon as possible, rather than drag it out.───我们尽快把它完成吧，不要再拖了。

Generally, the programs of the president and the proposals of the governor appear to differ in degree and emphasis rather than ideology.───总的来说，总统的方案和州长的提议似乎只是在程度和强调的重点上有所不同，根本的思想观念几乎无异。

He speaks in concepts rather than specifics.───他讲话时尽用抽象概念,而不谈具体.

Rather than break her appointment and disappoint me, Katie again took the car.───凯蒂又一次把车开来了，而没有爽约让我失望。

He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle.───他没有等着因涉嫌税收诈骗去接受审讯，而是逃到了瑞士。

The problem was psychological rather than physiological.───这是个心理而不是生理问题。

Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.───她的演说之所以令人难忘，不是因其内容而是因其辩论方法。

I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund.───我还是认为，他们寄来优惠购物券，而不是退款，真是有些厚颜无耻。

Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.───很多大学认为如果学生上课是出于自愿而不是被迫，那么他们学到的东西会更多。

She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible.───她似乎已经找到了实现相互支持而非完全依赖其中一方的中间立场。

He cared for her as a whole person rather than just a sex object.───他喜欢她整个人，而不仅仅是把她当作性对象。

It was in the nature of a debate rather than an argument.───那更像是一场辩论，而不是争吵。