But some things did change over evolutionary time. Or rather, 144 things.

但是随着时间的推移，确实有些区。确切的是144处不同。

Or rather ten metres under the surface.

严格来，应该是表面以下十公尺处。

It has moved from negative growth to very anemic progress or rather positive growth.

目前意大利经济已经摆脱负增长，取得了微弱的进步，甚至出现了正增长。

At the point in its orbit where the moon is at its closest point to the sun, we see or rather don’t see a new moon.

当月球在绕地球运行的轨道上距离太阳最近时，我们看不见月亮，叫做新月。

But the problem then was what to call herself or rather her children.

但当时的问题是如何称呼她自己，更确切地她的孩子。

The Dursleys often spoke about Harry like this, as though he wasn't there — or rather, as though he was something very nasty that couldn't understand them, like a slug.

德思礼夫妇经常这样当面谈论哈利，仿佛哈利根本不在场，甚至认为他是一个非常讨厌的听不懂他们讲话的东西，比如像一条鼻涕虫。

About six thousand dogs also come to work in Amazon or rather accompany their owners.

还有近6000只狗狗也会在亚马逊工作，只是单纯地陪伴它们的主人。

Well, not for everybody, or rather, not always.

并非每个人都会这样认为，并不总是如此。

Or rather, we get educated out of it.

甚至可以，是我们所受的教育让我们丧失了创造力。

But then, of course, only a very limited range of awful things do ever come to pass, and we forget the anxiety at once (or, rather, shift it to the new present).

不过当然，只有一小部分的不幸会真的发生，之后我们就完全忘记之前焦虑的部分，不如是我们把焦虑的部分放到了未来。

The MBA (Master of Business Administration) has become the symbol of power and wealth, and is the degree that numerous people, both in America and all over the world, dream of or rather covet.

哈佛工商管 理硕士学位（MBA)成了权力与财富的象征，成了无数美国人乃至全世界人都梦寐以求垂涎的学位。

So, something new has happened to throw them into the spotlight, or rather … sunlight.

所以，新的事情发生了，把他们抛到了聚光灯下，更确切地，阳光下。

Or rather – He passed Us – The Dews drew quivering and Chill.

是落日路经我们。寒露令我打颤。

The trouble, for most people, is where to draw the line, or rather several.

对大多数人来，问题是在哪里划清那条界限，更确切地，是好几条界限。

No. But the problem then was what to call herself or rather her children.

是的。但当时的问题是如何称呼她自己，更确切地她的孩子。

Or rather, our eyes hate that we love them so much.

确切来，是我们的眼睛受不了自己如此偏爱洋葱。

Do you see the similarities? Or rather, do you see any differences?

你看到相似之处了吗？更确切地，你觉得有什么不同吗？

The answer is neither or rather both.

都不是，但也可以它又兼具了二的特点。

Or rather, we're not going to hear it.

，我们压根儿听不到这个音。

It had sprung up in the night, or rather early morning, like Jack's bean-stalk.

这柱子像是杰克的豆茎，是在晚上，确切地，是在凌晨从地上长出来的。