"rock music", he says, "is really a soliological expression rather than a musical force. " 他说，“摇滚音乐与其说是一种音乐力量，倒不如说是对社会问题表示看法的一种方式。”
I stood still, feeling more defeated by the righteous boy behind me than by aunt addie . 我一动不动地站着，心里觉得与其说是败在艾迪小姨的手下，倒不如说是败在后面那个冠冕堂皇的男生的手下。
The excellence of the mental entertainment consists less in the subject than in the author's skill in well dressing it up . 精神筵席的优劣与其说是在于题材本身，毋宁说是在于作者烹调的技术。
As sinclair later lamented, the jungle appealed to the stomachs rather than the hearts of the american people . 正如辛克莱后来哀叹：《屠场》与其说是诉诸美国人民的心灵，不如说是诉诸他们的胃口。
The new testament was less a christiad than a pauliad to his intelligence--less an argument than an intoxication . 《新约全书》与其说是记载基督的史乘，不如说是颂扬保罗的史诗，与其说它要说服人，不如说它要麻醉人。
Her face was remarkable less of its perfect beauty of feature than for a singular and dreamy earnestness of expression . 她的面貌长得不同凡响，与其说是由于她眉清目秀，无懈可击，毋宁说是由于一种美妙的，令人心旷神怡的纯真气质。
He has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in pursuit of his own inclinations . 他选择了这么一个栖身之地，与其说是出自个人爱好，不如说是为了服从脾气古怪的老父亲的命令。
A lone figure bending over a hoe on the hillside raised up wearily and waved, more a shadow against the skyline than a man . 山坡上有个人孤零零地在扶锄劳动。他疲乏地直起了腰，挥了挥手，在天空的衬托下看过去，与其说是个人，不如说是个影子。
The main concern of farmers throughout the developing world is not so much the prices of these inputs but their easy and timely availability . 在所有的发展中国家中，农民们主要关心的，与其说是这些投入物的价格，不如说是便利而及时地获得它们的途径。
Her face was remarkable less for its perfect beauty of feature than for a singular and dreamy earnestness of expression, which made the ideal start when they looked at her . 她的面貌长得不同凡响、与其说是由于她眉清目秀，无懈可击，毋宁说是由于一种美妙的，令人心旷神怡的纯真气质，理想家见了会拍案称奇。
