1.I would glady have a child of my own instead.

1.我宁愿乐意有一个自己的孩子。

2.I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.

2.我放弃了写叙诗, 而写了个小。

3.As Stanton is about to kill Michael, U.S.Marshall Sooter shoots Stanton instead.

3.坦顿准备射杀迈可，法警舒特却射杀了坦顿。

4.He philosophises instead of actually doing something.

4.他动手实干,却大谈理论。

5.Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns.

5.没有电, 有煤油灯。

6.They use a piston engine instead.

6.他们改用活塞发动机。

7.Instead of wasting time, she employed herself in reading.

7.她专心致志地看书, 白白浪费时间。

8.They sit around chewing the fat instead of working.

8.他们工作，坐着闲聊。

9.Will you go to the party instead of me?

9.你替我赴宴好吗?

10.Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.

10.试着一笑了之，要紧张。

11.They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.

11.他们选择了延长假期而是增加工资。

12.The enemy may have recourse to steel instead of poison.

12.敌人可能用凶器来取代放毒。

13.She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.

13.她决定星期日而是星期一里。

14.They should farm the land instead of letting it lie waste.

14.他们应当在块地里种庄稼, 要让它荒了。

15.He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties.

15.他是果敢地去面对困难, 而是抱怨自己运气佳。

16.If you cannot go, he'll go instead of you.

16.如果你能去, 他愿替你去。

17.Mike doesn't study at all.Instead, he sits idle all day.

17.迈克根本肯读书, 相反地, 他终日游手好闲。

18.Plastics are used in many modern articles instead of metal, wood, etc.

18.塑料在许多现代用品中被用来代替金属、木材等。

19.Do you start the day with a yawn instead of a smile?

19.你每天是是以一个哈欠始工作,而是满面笑容?

20.We advocate solving international dispute by negotiation, instead of appealing to arms.

20.我们主张通过协商解决国际争端, 而主张诉诸武力。