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There was a time when men were men and talked to women instead of trying to impress them.

在过去男人就是男人，他们能正常和女人交谈而不是想方设法讨他们的欢心。

Instead of trying to read minds and hitting a brick wall, you may have to take charge and risk running afoul of the suits.

与尝试揣摩心思并碰壁不同，您可能必须负起责来并承担与主管发生冲突的风险。

Instead of letters, he wanted to use shapes that were easy to tell apart by touch.

他想用手的触觉容易分辨的模型来代替字母。

To the company's credit, instead of trying to cover up the incident, IKEA acted swiftly and ruthlessly, firing two top executives.

为了公司的信誉着想，宜家并未采取试图遮掩事态的做法，而是迅速、无情地作出了反应——解雇了两名高管人员。

Instead of answering, Jesus leaned over and wrote on the ground with his finger, as if he had not heard them.

耶稣没有回答，而是俯下身用手指在地上写字，仿佛没听见他们的话。

Instead of a center diff, it takes the front diff's drive forward off a simple beveled gear at the back of the gearbox.

相反的中心差异，它的前端差异的推动了一个简单的斜齿轮在后面的变速箱。

Just think how much more exciting and fulfilling life would be if you were able to sort out unfounded fears instead of giving into them.

想一想如果你能弄清楚这些不明的恐惧的原因而不是向它们妥协，生活将会多么让人振奋和有意义啊。

When adopting SOA, it is imperative to adhere to open standards instead of trying to bypass them or create homegrown solutions.

采用SOA时，务必遵循开放标准，而不要尝试忽略这些标准或自己创建替代解决方案。

Instead of overhauling theaters, the company is trying to remake home entertainment centers.

不是大修影剧院，该公司正在试图改造家庭娱乐中心。

The point is now ready to plot. Instead of just plotting a single dot, this time try marking the spot with an X.

现在可以画点了，但是这一次不是简单地画一个点，而是要用X来标记。

I would be carefree as long as I could, or at least until I got some care- instead of having my cares in advance.

我将尽可能的无忧无虑，或者至少我在我付出真心前先得到真心

But how frightened she felt to see instead of her dear little fawn a noble gentleman walk in with a gold crown on his head.

但是这让她感到如此的惊吓，没有看到她亲爱的小鹿，反而看到走进的这个高贵的绅士头戴着金王冠。

I think you may be able to see something happen in the sky, two white dots instead of one white dot.

我想你也许可以看到空中发生的一些情况，看到两个而不是一个白色的点。

Grand as Jim's watch was, he sometimes looked at it with shame on account of the old leather strap that he used instead of a chain.

尽管吉姆的手表很贵重，但是他还是有时怀着羞愧看看它，因为他用老的皮表带替代了金属的。

Instead of fusion taking place in the stellar core, it fizzles towards the surface.

这时核聚变将在恒星表面发生，而不再是其在核心了。

Her lips were half asunder as if she meant to speak; and she drew a deep breath, but it escaped in a sigh, instead of a sentence.

她半张着嘴，似乎想说什么；她深深地吸了一口气，可随之而来的却是一声无语的叹息。

When the little screen turned on in his VT he was expecting to see Lisa, but a lost Sammie appeared instead of Lisa.

当他把显示屏打开时，他期待着看见丽莎，但是茫然不知所措的珊米却取代丽莎出现在屏幕上。

And a careful, thoughtful man like Chan Kai Kit might do even better with his own pocket calculator instead of his abacus----- who knows?

像陈佳杰这样思维缜密的人，如果用袖珍计算器而不是算盘，或许能做的更好-----谁又说得准呢？

Instead of trying to get Zufelt to return his calls, Srivastava decided to send him a package.

斯利瓦斯塔瓦没有再试图等待祖菲尔的回复，而是决定寄给他一个包裹。

I pray they survive, pray that they take my guidence so I can lead them into a bright future instead of the dark path they are leading.

我祈求他们能活下来。祈求他们能够接受我的引导这样我能将他们引向光明的未来而不是他们正走向的黑暗小径。