It's a law that lets paramedics send you for a psych evaluation instead of throwing you in jail.這是一項(xiàng)法律，會讓護(hù)理人員把你送來做精神評估，而不是直接將你監(jiān)禁

instead of代替；而不是 ...

Instead of pressing forward, they drew back.

他們不僅沒有前進(jìn)，反而后退了。

The economy is shrinking instead of growing.

經(jīng)濟(jì)正在萎縮而不是在增長中。

in jail在獄中服刑

I always said he would wind up in jail.

我常說他到頭來非進(jìn)監(jiān)獄不可。

you wouldn't have been diverted here to Radley.你就不會被轉(zhuǎn)到拉德里來

divert用法: divert可接from表示“(使)偏離…”; 接to表示“轉(zhuǎn)向”; 接with表示“以…使歡娛 ”。

How can we divert her thoughts from her sad loss?

我們怎樣才能使他不再想到她可悲的損失？

They diverted the river to supply water to the town.

他們使河流改道以便向城市供水。

The children were diverted with his funny gesture.

他那滑稽的手勢使孩子們很開心。

Compared to county, this is vegas.跟郡里病房相比，這兒就是天堂了

compare to把 ... 比作

Can you tell me how this compare to that?

你能告訴我這個(gè)和那個(gè)比較起來如何？

Our work can be compared to a battle.

我們的工作好比一場戰(zhàn)斗。

Well...you're supposed to have amnesia.好吧，你可能得了失憶癥

be supposed to猜想會； 應(yīng)該

I'm supposed to be there at five.

我得五點(diǎn)鐘到那兒。

You're supposed to pay the bill by Friday.

你最晚在星期五結(jié)清這筆帳。