经济学人下载:发射飞机 让电磁感应来验证

1.rather than 而不…，与其…倒不如

His film is propaganda rather than documentary.
说他的影片是政治宣传而不是纪录片。

He is an explorer rather than a sailor.
与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。

2.prefer to 较喜欢，宁愿

And for choice I prefer to take my holidays in continental europe.
另外，如果可以选择的话，我宁愿把度假地选在欧洲大陆。

Brazilians may prefer to focus on a recent business deal.
巴西人则可能更喜欢把重点放在最近的一宗商业交易上。

3.take off 脱掉；起飞

It also makes for a more comfortable take off.
这也让乘客在起飞时更感舒适。

Take off your coat and socks, which enables you dump redundant concerns.
脱掉外衣和鞋袜，就甩掉了多余的顾虑。

4.according to 根据，按照

Again this is according to recently declassified information.
这也还是根据最近解密的信息得知的。

It did not go according to plan.
这个妥协方案并没有按计划执行。