41. | the chance of catching the train if you got a taxi to the station instead of walking. |
| 假如你乘了租汽车而不是走着到火车站去,你赶上那班火车的可能性就大了。
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42. | Instead of contenting himself with what he had, he was always asking for more. |
| 他从不满足于已有的(东西),总是要求更多的(东西)。
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43. | A spirit-lamp burns spirit instead of oil. |
| 酒精灯里点的不是油而是酒精。
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44. | We walked down the stairs instead of taking the elector. |
| 我们走下了楼梯,而没有乘电梯。
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45. | Those rich children have tutors instead of going to school. |
| 那些富家儿童有家庭教师而不进学校。
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46. | Instead of reforming others let him look at home. |
| 说什么改造别人,还是让他自我反省一下吧。
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47. | Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. |
| 却钓上来些旧靴子和垃圾。
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48. | Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble. |
| 却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
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49. | Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. |
| 然而,他后来没当上医生,却成了一位成功的侦探小说作家。
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50. | Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity. |
| 这些孩子立即成了商品,而不是5个新的家庭成员。
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