Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.

现在我可以步行去上班，而不必开车了。

I want grits with my eggs instead of hash browns.

我想要粗玉米粉加鸡蛋而不是土豆煎饼。

The islanders use a system of barter instead of money.

岛上的居民实行的是以物易物，而不是用货币。

He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.

他用木钉而不是铁钉制作家具。

Instead of 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。

The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.

当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。

They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs.

他们提高了价格，减少了产量，而没有削减成本。

We were still playing at war – dropping leaflets instead of bombs.

我们仍然在把战争当儿戏–在空投传单而不是在投炸弹。

He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work.

他用更多的时间来完善他的舞蹈动作而不是健身。

I would accompany the pictures with a running commentary, instead of music.

我会实况转播图像，而不是音乐。

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。

He wanted to decide for himself instead of 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。

Instead of 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。

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。

Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers instead of 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。

Instead of 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。

Doctors sometimes prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of 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。

But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks instead of 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。

Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of 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。

Under the new plan, customers would pay $45 bimonthly, instead of $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。

Were the government to use a multiplier of five instead of 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。

It's likely you'd prefer to feel happy instead of sad, or confident instead of insecure.

你可能更喜欢开心而不是伤心，更喜欢自信而不是不安。

He put a plus instead of a minus.

他填了个加号而不是减号。

Instead of tragedy, we got melodrama.

我们看到的是情节剧，而不是悲剧。

He should have shot instead of passing.

他本该射门，不该传球。

We just had soup instead of a full meal.

我们没有吃全餐，只喝了汤。

I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.

我不巧错拿了你的包。

Instead of taking offence, the woman smiled.

那女人不但不生气反而笑了。

She wears coordinated separates instead of a suit.

她不穿套装，而穿着搭配协调的单件衣服。

It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.

看样子一位无辜的旁观者当了你的替死鬼。