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Cervantes 塞万提斯 Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.

不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不会真正开始。

Chadwick addressed the situation by talking with her daughter, over and over again, about the challenge; rather than speak of her dissatisfaction with her body, she opted to focus on her efforts to become healthier and to eat foods that were better for her.

Chadwick一遍又一遍的跟她的女儿讲她是如何战胜困难的，以此来解除女儿心中的疑惑；而不是抱怨对自己身材的不满，她选择把重点放在她是如何战胜困难，然后变成一个健康的人的，以及合理的饮食对她是更加有益。

And rather than be chagrined by her own behaviour , she makes threats .

她不以自己的行为为耻，反而威胁你。

Chain index An index number derived by relating the value at any given period to the value in the previous period rather than to a fixed base.

环比指数指通过把某一时期的数值与前一时期的数值相比，而不是与固定基期相比而得出的指数。

The vine can be rather rampant, so it is important to plant it next to a chain link fence or install a strong trellis before planting.

枝上可相当猖獗，所以这是非常重要的植物，它旁边的一个链环栅栏或安装一个强大棚种植前。

Say you'd rather have a chain saw shoved up your ass than tell.

你要说宁可用电锯锯开屁股也不说

They went fairly quickly down the slope, the man with his hand on the rail of the chair, steadying it. He looked like a free soldier rather than a servant.

他们下着山坡，车子走得有点快，那人扶着车背，使它安稳地前进，他的神气，与其说是仆役，不如说是个自由的兵士。

When the kids make mistakes, it's looked upon as a chance to learn to do something better, rather than as something punitive.

辛苦终有回报，孩子们犯错误应被看成是进步的好机会，不应该惩罚他们。

When you maintain a website, it is alot easier to change one file rather than many.

当你保持一个网站，它是一个更容易改变一个文件，而不是很多。

Rather than delivering municipal financial supports to environment projects in suburban districts in a disaggregated way,Project by project, to aggregate and channelize through DFV for unified allocation and arrangement

将上海市市级财政对区环境项目的支持由过去较为分散的，多层次的点式操作模式，集中到DFV实施信用集中与统一调配。

Now she was hungry and angry.She began to smoulder.

现在她又饿又气，她开始流露难以抑制的怒火。

You have placed our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

诗90：8 你将我们的罪孽摆在你面前、将我们的隐恶摆在你面光之中。