He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.
他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。
What made you choose the one rather than the other?
你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
你在直接购买，而不是通过代理商购买。
The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
这是个心理而不是生理问题。
It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。
Gerald's violin strings are made of gut rather than steel.
杰拉尔德的小提琴弦是用肠线而不是钢丝制成的。
Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.
他们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。
He cared for her as a whole person rather than just a sex object.
他喜欢她整个人，而不是仅仅把她当作性对象。
The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。
I probably look as if I'm in my fifties rather than my seventies.
我可能看起来像五十多岁，而不像七十多岁。
We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs.
我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。
It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.
用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。
Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.
在职培训日益增加，而不是脱产进行。
They appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation.
他们好像选择了合作而不是对抗的行动路线。
Many countries charge departure tax in U.S. dollars rather than local currency.
许多国家在征收离境税时收取美元而不是本国货币。
She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think.
她让学生们自己思考，而不是告诉他们思考什么。
A second hand car dealer will always look at the bodywork rather than the engine.
二手车销售商总是查看车身而不是引擎。
The problem lay with the family and the school system rather than with television.
问题在于家庭和学校体制而非电视。
They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps.
他们说要留下来重建家园而不是撤到难民营中。
Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise.
然而，他们往往发现自己是迫害对象，而不是表扬对象。
They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。
Music shops should arrange their recordings in simple alphabetical order, rather than by category.
音像店应按照简单的字母顺序摆放其唱片，而不是按类别。
Time, rather than intention, has given them legitimacy.
时间，而不是意图，赋予了他们合法性。
That is enough to worry rather than terrify local shopkeepers.
那足以让当地的店主感到担忧，而不是恐慌。
Rather than getting material things, children need parents' devoted attention.
孩子们需要的是父母全身心的关注，而不是得到物质上的东西。
She prefers to act rather than direct.
她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate.
作为点心，水果比巧克力更有益于健康。
Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.
他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。
The zoo needed better management rather than more money.
动物园需要更好的管理而非更多的钱。
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