不如

Oceans don't so much divide the world as unite it.

与其说海洋将分开, 倒不说它们将成一体。

Better unchaste than humourless, better dead than a dead weight .

没趣不淫荡，叫人讨厌不溘然长逝。

My shirt is more ivory colour than white.

我衬衣与其说是白色, 不说是乳白色。

Man’s sense of smell is much less informative than his sight.

人嗅觉提供信息远不视觉。

He is not so much a journalist as a writer.

与其说他是个新闻工作者, 不说他是个作家。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远亲不近邻。

Some accused Pau of fatting up and leaving his faceup game in Memphis.

一些人指责加索尔说他养肥了而且自从离开孟菲斯灰熊之后就状态大不前。

A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.

巧言不直说。

Gas is both cheaper and much faster at heating a tankful of water。

但是电water heater不gas加热迅速，也不gas能省钱。

Everything goes amiss with him, he has certainly bad luck.

他事事不意, 运气真不好。

After the injury the bones did not articulate as well as before.

受伤后骨不从前接好。

As actress Jane is not in the same class as Susan.

作为演员, 简不苏珊。

As a scholar he is not in the same street with his predecessors.

作为学者, 他远不其前辈。

His plans are not what they purport to be.

他计划并不他们所声称那样。

It is better to wear out than rust out.

与其懒死, 不累死。

It would be truer to say that he was careless than that he was unkind.

与其说他待人苛刻倒不说粗心更准确。

That’s three times he’s beaten me—I must be slipping!

他已经打败我三次了——我肯定是不以前了！

He always flies into a tantrum when he’s contradicted.

每当不意时他就会大发脾气。

All believe a cosmetologist, be inferior to asking oneself, are oneself comfortable?

尽信美容专家，不问自己，自己是不是舒服？

The TV programme was not up to par tonight.

今晚电视目不往常好。