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The intervwer gives you a clear timeline for when a decision is expected, rather than being vague or noncommittal.

面试官告诉你明确的决定时限，而不是含糊其辞或不确定。

Belief in feeling ,instinct,or other nonrational forces rather than reason.

非理性主义对情感，本能，或其它非理性力量的信仰

Western reporters try to use normal everyday language rather than industry jargon or complicated words.

西方记者多使用标准的日常用语，而避免用工业术语或较复杂的词语。

Rather than have an object hierarchy, in an SOA context, we need to be able to change the service provider with minimal or no impact on the consumer?s perception of the service, thus varying the actual implementer of the service description.

在 SOA 环境中，我们需要的不是拥有一个对象层次结构，而是能够改变服务提供者，同时将对使用者的服务感知的影响降到最低程度或者根本没有影响，从而改变服务描述的实际实现者。

CULT AND OCCULTISM: Joining a cult or practicing occultism, will rather destroy you instead of bringing you joy and happiness.

邪教与神秘：加入邪教或练习神秘，而不是将摧毁你不是为您带来欢乐和幸福。

Fig 比喻 Some of his remarks were rather off-key, ie not fitting or suitable.

他的话有些是走了板儿了。

If you want something to cook rather than to ogle, you're better off with either a smallone, or one of the other autumn squashes.

如果你想煮东西，而不是抛媚眼，你最好还是采用smallone，或其他秋季南瓜之一。

One way to perceive this relation which constitutes the political dimension of the text is by a reading strategy which understands "the existence and movements of all the characters" rather than by an identification with any one or more of them.

理解构成文本政治维度的这种关系之一，就是通过一种解读方法来理解"所有人物的存在与运动"，而不是通过与它们之中的一个或多个的认同。

Produced by or living in an ocean, especially in the open sea rather than in shallow coastal waters.

海洋生产的，住在海中的产于或生长于海洋的，尤指在洋中而非沿岸或浅海地区的

God is found on the crosses of the oppressed rather than in beauty, power, or wisdom.

上帝是发现了十字架的压迫，而不是在美容，电力，或智慧。

James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder

载伯德的儿子雅各伯和雅各伯的弟弟若望，并为他们起名叫"波纳尔革"，就是"雷霆之子"

The southern Hungarian university city of Szeged will host part of the project, amounting to 40 percent of the total investment, which will mostly be paid for through Hungary's EU structural funds.

位于塞格德南部的匈牙利大学将负责部分项目，总计占总投入资金的40%。大部分资金将由匈牙利的欧盟结构基金会支付。