2. I want grits with my eggs insteadof hash browns.
我想要粗玉米粉加鸡蛋而不是土豆煎饼。
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3. The islanders use a system of barter insteadof money.
岛上的居民实行的是以物易物，而不是用货币。
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4. He builds furniture using wooden pegs insteadof nails.
他用木钉而不是铁钉制作家具。
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5. Insteadof rushing at life, I wanted something more meaningful.
我不想在生活中忙忙碌碌，而想做更有意义的事。
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6. The authorities used quiet persuasion insteadof the big stick.
当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。
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7. They raised prices and cut production, insteadof cutting costs.
他们提高了价格，减少了产量，而没有削减成本。
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8. We were still playing at war – dropping leaflets insteadof bombs.
我们仍然在把战争当儿戏–在空投传单而不是在投炸弹。
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9. He spent more time perfecting his dance moves insteadof gym work.
他用更多的时间来完善他的舞蹈动作而不是健身。
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10. I would accompany the pictures with a running commentary, insteadof music.
我会实况转播图像，而不是音乐。
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11. Instead of the country admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem.
该国未承认自己的错误，只是对这个问题稍作修改。
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12. He wanted to decide for himself insteadof blindly following his parents' advice.
他想自己拿主意，而不是盲目听从他父母的意见。
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13. Insteadof her normal southward course towards Alexandria and home, she headed west.
她不走平常向南去亚历山大和家乡的路，而是向西走。
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14. She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.
她把柴油代替汽油灌入油箱，造成发动机失灵。
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15. Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers insteadof being passed on to customers.
折扣的大部分进了零售商的腰包，而顾客没有得到实惠。
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16. Insteadof stagehands, the actors will move the scenery right in front of the audience.
演员们将替代舞台工作人员，当着观众的面置换布景。
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17. Doctors sometimes prescribe cheaper generic drugs insteadof more expensive brand names.
医生有时开比较便宜的非注册商标的药品，而不开比较昂贵的品牌药。
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18. But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks insteadof making new products.
但该调查也显示各企业正在任其库存减少而不生产新的产品。
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19. Wade was going to be paid a salary, insteadof by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not.
韦德将领月薪，而不是小时工资，无论他是否干够40个小时。
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20. Under the new plan, customers would pay $45 bimonthly, insteadof $18 a month – a substantial increase.
根据新方案，顾客将每两个月支付$45，而不是每个月$18——一个相当大的增长。
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21. Were the government to use a multiplier of five insteadof three, the proportion of Americans below the poverty line would rise to more than 24 percent.
如果政府用5而不是3做乘数，那美国的贫困人口比例将会上升到24%以上。
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22. It's likely you'd prefer to feel happy insteadof sad, or confident insteadof insecure.
你可能更喜欢开心而不是伤心，更喜欢自信而不是不安。
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23. He put a plus insteadof a minus.
他填了个加号而不是减号。
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24. Insteadof tragedy, we got melodrama.
我们看到的是情节剧，而不是悲剧。
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25. He should have shot instead of passing.
他本该射门，不该传球。
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26. We just had soup instead of a full meal.
我们没有吃全餐，只喝了汤。
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27. I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.
我不巧错拿了你的包。
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28. Insteadof taking offence, the woman smiled.
那女人不但不生气反而笑了。
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29. She wears coordinated separates insteadof a suit.
她不穿套装，而穿着搭配协调的单件衣服。
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30. It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.
