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

愿自我约束，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，人应该注重个性和智力等无形的品质，而不是通过节食来达到“零号身材”或“黄蜂腰体型”。

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.

传统上在加拿大的高等学府里，学习法律一直被看作是律师的专门工作，而不是一个受过良好教育的人所必须具备的知识素养。

Only if the jobless arrive at the jobcentre with a CV, register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit —and then they should report weekly rather than fortnightly.

只有当失业者带着简历到达就业中心，网上注册求职，并开始寻找工作，才将有资格获得救济金，后应该每周报告而不是隔一周。

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

由于开出的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，我疾病的方式也会生变化。

Well, I decided I wanted a programme that would fit in with what I wanted to do after I graduate, so I looked for a university with emphasis on acting rather than directing for example. It depends on you.

我当初决定学习对我毕业之后要做的工作有帮助的课程，所以我就找了找表演课很棒的大学，而不是导演课之类的。还是要根据你自己的情况而定。

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的的精辟判断。

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.

对于有年轻人的 “X 一代” 的家庭而言，正如我和我妻子这样的家庭，仍比起给每个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的立场，而不是宗教热情。

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

我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的说法，也排除了美联储可能早于本月末放松债券购买政策的怀疑。

It's designed to make Facebook the home screen of mobile phone rather than one of many apps you have to click on. Mark Gregory reports.

其目的是使Facebook成为手机的主屏幕，而非诸多可以点击的应用程序之一。马克·格雷戈里报道。

I learned early that my meaning had to be from the experience of making the film and the possibility of connecting with individuals rather than the foremost trophies in my industry: financial and critical success.

我感到很幸运，我首次参演的电影起初在所有的标准看来都是一场灾难。

Parents are encouraged to rely on persuasion rather than punishment.

鼓励父母依靠说服的方法而不要靠惩罚。

And actually getting things done rather than simply getting them said requires some qualities that have become unfashionable of late.

要真正把事情做好，而不是简单地空口承诺。这就要求，我拥有一些，如今看来有点过时的品质。

In short, it means that rather than passively sitting back and simply letting someone else talk while waiting for your chance to speak, you engage in the conversation without words.

简言之，这意味着你不是被动地坐在后面，或单纯在等待你言的机会时听别人说话，而是你在无言的交谈中。

Your child will naturally copy you, so it is important that you are seen reading and enjoying books, newspapers and magazines rather than just absorbed in screens.

孩子自而会模仿大人的行为举止，所以家长也应注意在家中养成读书看报的好习惯，而不是沉迷于手机电脑。

So you prefer to be an optimist rather than pessimist?

因此，您愿做一个乐观主义者，而不是悲观主义者？

That we continue to act out of primal aggression rather than thought and compassion.

我的行为总带着原始人般的侵略性，而不是文明人该有的理智和慈悲。

Rather than asking for legislative action through Congress, the FBI is proposing an unprecedented use of the All Writs Act of 1789 to justify an expansion of its authority.

FBI没有选择通过国会，而是以一种前所未有的方式利用1789年《全令法案》来滥用自己的权利。