They prefer to discipline themselves rather than be disciplined by others.

他们宁愿自约束，也不愿受制于人。

And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.

这些措施或许还隐约地暗示，人们应该注重性和智力无形品质，而不是通过节食来达到“零号身材”或“黄蜂腰体型”。

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

但是随着时间推移，确实有些区别。或者确切说是144处不同。

Doctor Evans: Ah I see, yes you do sound rather croaky. Well let’s have a look, shall we? Could you please open your mouth and say ” ah”.

嗯，明白了，你听起来嗓子都哑了。来，们看看，张开嘴巴说，“啊。。。”。

I stand rather shakily trying to suppress my nerves.

站起来，颤抖着，试图压制紧张。

Traditionally, legal learning has been viewed in such institutions as the special preserve of lawyers, rather than a necessary part of the intellectual equipment of an educated person.

传统上在加拿大学府里，学习法律一直被看作是律师专门工作，而不是一受过良好教育人所必须具备知识素养。

I'd rather forfeit the bail than risk having two of my kids go to jail.

宁愿被没收保释金 也不能冒 让两孩子都进监狱危险。

Or rather ten metres under the surface.

严格说来，应该是表面以下十公尺处。

Provided you have not cheated by consulting an atlas, you will notice something rather surprising.

在没有看地图作弊情况下， 你会发现一些令人吃惊事情。

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，取得了微弱进步，甚至出现了正增长。

But investigators say that changed rather quickly.

但是调查人员表示，这种情况很快就改变了。

It looks rather bleak for years 1 and 2.

看起来第一年和第二年很惨淡。

Rather than glorify the Iron Duke, it seems to exemplify one of his pithiest verdicts.

这可不是在颂扬“铁公爵”（the Iron Duke，指惠灵顿），这看起来更象是在例证他精辟判断。

Rather, mostly laypersons use a varying number of terms to describe this abnormal breathing.

相反，大多数外行人会使用各种术语来描述这种异常呼吸。

Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member.

对于有年轻人 “X 一代” 家庭而言，正如和妻子这样家庭，他们仍然发现比起给每家庭成员提供一部手机，有一部家庭电话更方便。

Others care more about the candidate’s stance on issues rather than religious zeal.

也有人更关心候选人在各种问题上立场，而不是宗教热情。

How we detect disease will change as tiny biosensors are developed to analyse tests in minutes rather than days.

由于开发出微小生物传感器能在几分钟而不是几天之内对测试进行分析，们发现疾病方式也会发生变化。

When people aren't engaged, they get very fidgety and stare out of the window, thinking of all the other things they would rather be doing.

当人们对工作不投入时，他们会变得很坐立难安，然后盯着窗外看，想着所有他们宁可现在在做其它事情。

We will help people to live well, building a more preventative state, investing in people's success, rather than paying for failure.

们将致力于提升民众生活品质，构建预防型社会，把资源投入到助力民众增收致富上，而非单纯为民生困境兜底买单。

The jobs report bolster the argument the labor market is steady and that kills speculation that the Federal Reserve may unwind its bond buying stimulus program sooner rather than later, if bet needs later this month.

失业报告证实了劳动力市场处于稳健状态说法，也排除了美联储可能早于本月末放松债券购买政策怀疑。