1.rather than 而不…，與其…倒不如

His film is propaganda rather than documentary.
說他的影片是政治宣傳而不是紀錄片。

He is an explorer rather than a sailor.
與其說他是一個海員，不如說他是一個探險者。

2.prefer to 較喜歡，寧愿

And for choice I prefer to take my holidays in continental europe.
另外，如果可以選擇的話，我寧愿把度假地選在歐洲大陸。

Brazilians may prefer to focus on a recent business deal.
巴西人則可能更喜歡把重點放在最近的一宗商業交易上。

3.take off 脫掉；起飛

It also makes for a more comfortable take off.
這也讓乘客在起飛時更感舒適。

Take off your coat and socks, which enables you dump redundant concerns.
脫掉外衣和鞋襪，就甩掉了多余的顧慮。

4.according to 根據，按照

Again this is according to recently declassified information.
這也還是根據最近解密的信息得知的。

It did not go according to plan.
這個妥協方案并沒有按計劃執行。