表示“舍去”概念的rather than

附：rather than用法拾零

These are political matters rather than social matters.这是政治问题，而不是社会问题。

It is a telex rather than a letter. 与其说它是一封信，不如说它是一封电传。

She is pretty rather than attractive. 她是漂亮，而不吸引人。

He decided to go to Paris rather than London. 他决定去巴黎，不去伦敦。

He runs after fame rather than wealth. 他追求名而不追求利。

Rather than travel by car, I'd prefer to walk. 与其乘汽车旅行，我宁可走路。

She was guided by feeling rather than thought.她被感情而非理智所支配。

I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee. 我想喝冷饮，不想喝咖啡。

She is a career woman rather than a housewife. 她是职业妇女而不是家庭主妇。

I like walking on grass rather than paths, it's so much softer. 我宁愿在草地上面走而不愿走小路，草地柔软多了。

He always give priority to others rather than to himself. 他总是优先考虑别人而不是自己本身。

The policy will promote rather than hinder reform.这项政策将促进而不是妨碍改革。

Rather than risk a bad crossing, he postponed his journey. 他推迟了旅行的时间，不愿冒着风浪横渡。

I prefer to snack when I'm travelling rather than have a full meal. 我旅行时喜欢吃小吃而不吃正餐。

She chose the red sweater rather than the pink one. 她选中那件红毛衣而不要那件粉红的。

The speaker appealed to our emotions rather than to our minds. 演讲者激发了我们的情感而不是启发我们的思考。

He writes all his books for the crowd rather than for specialists. 他的全部作品都是为一般大众所写，而不是为了专家们。

Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.许多产品是机器造的而不是手工做的。

He would suffer death rather than betray the secret.他宁死也不肯泄露机密。

Nowadays people travel in cars rather than carriages. 现今人们旅行都坐汽车，而不使用马车。

He should have given priority to his safety rather than to the loss of money. 他本来应该优先考虑他的安全，而不是金钱的损失。

I tried to stand on my own two feet rather than turned to my parents. 我设法自立而不求助于我的父母。

He is a writer rather than a scholar.与其说他是学者，不如说他是作家。

We convinced Anne to go by train rather than plane.我们说服了安妮放弃乘飞机而坐火车走。

Rather than risk breaking up his marriage he told his wife everything. 他惟恐婚姻破裂，把一切都告诉了妻子。

I prefer to die rather than to become a traitor.我宁死不做卖国贼。

He prefers to be a surgeon rather than a physician.他喜欢当外科医生而不愿作内科医生。

I, rather than you, should do the work.该做这工作的是我，而不是你。

We shall help them rather than they shall help us.我们应当帮助他们，而不是他们应当帮助我们。

He preferred to fly rather than travel by train.他宁愿做飞机而不愿做火车。

I prefer to be called a fool rather than fight.我宁可被叫作傻瓜也不要打架。

I prefer traveling by day rather than by night.我喜欢白天旅行，不喜欢夜间旅行。

I should take my rest now rather than later.我现在就要休息，而不是以后。

I would work harder rather than refuse to help you.我宁工作辛苦些也不拒绝帮助你们。

It was what he meant rather than what he said.这就是他的话的真实意思。

You should thank him rather than me.你应感谢的是他而不是我。

It was a hope rather than an expectation.此仅为希望多于预期而已。

I would like soda rather than cola.我喜欢喝苏打水，而不是可乐。