重點講解：
1. rather than
而非；勝于；而不是；
eg. The effect is soft and pretty rather than drop-dead sexy.
給人的印象是柔和俏麗而不是吸人眼球的性感ci*_HdHc6B。
eg. It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
這只是初步的想法，并非成形的提議,*zZh=jNKL(。
2. as soon as
一…就…；
eg. As soon as his father went out, the boy ran to the cinema.
爸爸剛出門，那男孩就跑向電影院k=8xXcQ!o)P。
eg. I'll telephone you as soon as I get home.
我一到家就給你打電話x@ZJ(gY&5dLl。
3. out of shape
變形的，走樣的；
eg. Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position.
大多數金屬絲一旦彎曲變形就無法恢復原狀^(TxX@RS)6w。
eg. The box was crushed out of shape.
這箱子被壓得不成型了VdrL@J,LoH。
4. instead of
代替…；而不是…；
eg. Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
別抱怨不好的事，要對好的事心存感恩FlmJz(%ITTh8w1。
eg. Instead of rushing at life, I wanted something more meaningful.
我不想混日子，我想做點更有意義的事情6)%C_GPj8y@6.7NzL)。