重点讲解：
1. rather than
而非；胜于；而不是；
eg. The effect is soft and pretty rather than drop-dead sexy.
给人的印象是柔和俏丽而不是吸人眼球的性感y9KHnC)K9m-sRx!k。
eg. It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
这只是初步的想法，并非成形的提议]c2)N0eK43h。
2. as soon as
一…就…；
eg. As soon as his father went out, the boy ran to the cinema.
爸爸刚出门，那男孩就跑向电影院wss2=_Sk%a[,WRg。
eg. I'll telephone you as soon as I get home.
我一到家就给你打电话h8M_dg1qii@;U。
3. out of shape
变形的，走样的；
eg. Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position.
大多数金属丝一旦弯曲变形就无法恢复原状_ZX;anr_(.+%W|;LJy。
eg. The box was crushed out of shape.
这箱子被压得不成型了ObHPO3nMF*m*pQk1。
4. instead of
代替…；而不是…；
eg. Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
别抱怨不好的事，要对好的事心存感恩C|pW[D0jupBWKB。
eg. Instead of rushing at life, I wanted something more meaningful.
我不想混日子，我想做点更有意义的事情Qn4rG.nlA6NB.lXqQRA=。