They were more concerned about the dogs' welfare than a clean getaway.

他们更加关心那些狗的安危，而非自己如何干净利落地脱身。

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Unlike wine, brandy matures only in wood, not glass.

和葡萄酒不同的是，白兰地只能在木制容器而非玻璃容器里酿制。

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The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical.

这些形象属哥特式或者拜占庭式而非古典式。

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This book is intended for the general reader rather than the student.

这本书面向一般读者而非学生。

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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。

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They emphasised that their equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.

他们强调他们的设备用于和平而非战争目的。

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Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.

它们的主要功效是保健而非治病。

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Its headlines were suitably downbeat and don't scream out.

其标题平淡无奇而非触目惊心，非常得体。

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It exists in dreams rather than actuality.

它存在于梦境而非现实中。

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He has that je ne sais quoi that distinguishes a professional from an amateur.

他有那种难以言表的特质，体现出他是专业而非业余的。

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Nearly every long-distance call made in Britain now travels on optical fibre instead of cable.

现在在英国，几乎所有长途电话都通过光纤而非电缆传输。

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The President pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes.

总统保证增加对富人而非中产阶级的税收。

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Current thinking holds that obesity is more a medical than a psychological problem.

现在的观点认为，肥胖更多的是医学问题而非心理问题。

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A second hand car dealer will always look at the bodywork rather than the engine.

二手车车商总是会更加注重车身外观而非引擎。

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In future the President will be chosen by the people instead of by the National Assembly.

今后总统将由人民选举产生，而非国民议会选出。

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