21. | She seemed to be wallowing in her grief, instead of trying to recover from the disaster. |
| 她似乎缠绵悱恻无力自拔。
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22. | It's good to breathe (in) fresh country air instead of city smoke. |
| 呼吸乡间的新鲜空气而不吸入城市的烟尘是有益的。
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23. | The shopkeeper gave us short weight: we got 7.5 kilos instead of 10 kilos. |
| 店主给我们的分量不足: 应该10公斤我们只得到7。
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24. | A slip of the tongue made me say Robert instead of Richard. |
| 我说走了嘴把理查德说成了罗伯特。
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25. | I seek the beauty of being second , instead of the glory of being first. |
| 我追求的不是当第一的荣耀,而是当第二的美妙.
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26. | Instead of coming out on strike ,the men decided to work to rule. |
| 工人们决定不罢工而怠工。
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27. | In Japan it is the custom for guests to come ahead of time instead of on the minute. |
| 在日本,客人惯常提前到达,而不是准时到达。
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28. | Why don't you play football instead of just looking on? |
| 你为什么不参加踢足球而只是观看?
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29. | He lay about all day instead of working. |
| 他成天吊尔郎当不干活。
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30. | You always follow your own inclination instead of thinking of our fallings. |
| 你总是随心所欲而不考虑我们的感情。
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