I wanted to kill him, but instead I just threw him out of the house.
我本想杀了他，但我只是把他撵出了家门。
I didn't focus on bites, but instead I read about how helpful ants are to the planet.
我没有把注意力放在叮咬上，而是阅读了蚂蚁对地球的帮助。
But instead I stood there waiting.
但是现在的我依然在这里等待你。
I thought it would be worse, but instead I am very happy.
我以前认为我的伤情要遭的多，但现在的情况让我十分高兴。
But instead I told him the straight truth that we too snore.
但是，我没有这样做。我还是老老实实告诉他真相：我们也打呼噜。
I had gone to the beach to enjoy nature but instead I ended up picking up garbage there.
我原打算到海滩来享受自然，但最终却在那儿捡拾垃圾。
I once thought that I would like to be a scholar, but instead I have become an office drudge.
我曾经认为我会变成一个学者，但实际是我成了一个办公室苦力。
Here's how I would normally answer the question, but instead I should say what he probably wants to hear.
通常情况下我会这样回答这个问题，但是在这里我要说出的则是他想听到的答案。
But instead I feel like crying without a reason - just like that night in college when I couldn't drag myself to work.
这就像在大学里的那天一样，我自己不能强迫自己去工作。
But instead I shuffled into the dining room and sat at one of the long tables next to a grandmotherly woman eating from a Tupperware bowl.
但是，恰恰相反，我移步到了餐厅的一个长桌旁，坐在一个用特百惠碗吃饭的奶奶旁。
I have fleeting concern these might have been ideas of reference, but instead I say "Perhaps it's like when you look in the mirror and it feels like someone else."
我当时觉得这都是些牵连观念，但我没那样说而是说“也许这就像当你照镜子的时候，镜子里的人看上去却像另外一个人似的。”
Were it not for the physics building across the way, it would have afforded me a clear view of the arch. But instead I got a view of the roof of the physics building.
要不是物理系大楼挡住视线，从这里可以清晰地看到整个大门，但现在只能看见物理系大楼的楼顶了。
Instead, I chose to become a language teacher, I did get married, but had more than two children.
相反，我选择了成为一名语言教师，我确实结婚了，但有了不止两个孩子。
Instead of saying something like, "If we set an end-of-quarter deadline, we will never make it," say, "This is just my opinion, but I don't see how we will make that deadline."
与其说“如果我们设定了季度末的最后限期，我们将永远无法完成”这样的话，不如说：“仅代表个人看法，但我不知道我们怎样才能在截止日期前完成。”
I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for disciplining her child.
我以为她是来道歉的，但她却因为我管教她的孩子而对我大喊大叫。
I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead, she started shouting at me for disciplining her child.
我以为她是来道歉的，但她却因为我管教她的孩子而对我大喊大叫。
I wanted to speak to the manager but I got his secretary instead.
我想与经理谈话，可接电话的却是他的秘书。
I didn't focus on bites, but instead, I read about how helpful ants are to the people. Ants are really cool! They're hard-working, social, and organized.
我没有把注意力放在叮咬上，而是读到了蚂蚁对人们的帮助。蚂蚁真的很酷!它们勤劳、善于社交、有条不紊。
But I'm here to tell you that instead of focusing on doing what we love, I think we should focus on loving what we do.
但我在这里要告诉你们的是，与其专注于做我们爱做的事，我认为我们应该专注于爱上我们所做的事。
I wanted to tell him that he wasn't allowed to go near water again until he was 35, but instead, I controlled myself.
我想告诉他，在他35岁之前不允许他再接近水，但我控制了自己。
Sometimes he can be boring to me, but now, instead I do feel great to have him around on this special day here.
有时我觉得他很无聊，但现在在这个特别的日子里有他在我身边，我真的感觉很好。
At first, we were busy having fun, and charged everything to my credit cards instead, but then I began to realize how much in debt I was.
一开始，我们忙着玩，把所有的钱都记在我的信用卡上，但后来我开始意识到我欠了多少债。
The father didn't help him, but instead asked, "Son, have you tried your best? I mean, are you doing everything you can?"
父亲没有帮他，反而问：“儿子，你已经尽力了吗？我的意思是，你用尽了你能用的所有办法了吗？”
Instead, I agree with Oxford University philosopher Nick Bostrom, who believes that the heaviest risks from AGI do not come from a decision to turn against mankind but rather from a dogged pursuit of set objectives at the expense of everything else.
相反，我同意牛津大学哲学家尼克·博斯特罗姆的观点。他认为，AGI 最大的风险并非源自它违反人类的决定，而是源自其不惜一切代价对既定目标的执着追求。
My first name is Theodore, but I don't like it, for the fellows called me Dora, so I made them say Laurie instead.
我的名字是西奥多，但我不喜欢它，因为伙伴们把我叫做多拉，所以我让他们改叫劳里。
My first name is Theodore, but I don't like it, for the fellows called me Dora, so I made them say Laurie instead.
我的名字是西奥多，但我不喜欢它，因为伙伴们把我叫做多拉，所以我让他们改叫劳里。
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