| 1. | I worked as a secretary , or rather , a typist . 我担任秘书工作,说得准确些是打字员。 |
| 2. | He had to walk -- or rather run -- to the office . 他不得不走着或者说跑着去上班。 |
| 3. | I declined, or rather let lapse, both invitations . 我对两次邀请都谢绝了,或者让它自然地推诿过去了。 |
| 4. | I went to see noah this morning, or rather tried to see him . 今天上午我去看望诺亚,或者说我试图看望他。 |
| 5. | He drew, or rather dragged off, his ferocious helpmate . 他把他那怒气冲冲的助手拉开了,实际上是使劲拖开的。 |
| 6. | He got home late last night , or rather early this morning . 他昨天半夜里,更确切地说,今天一清早才回到家。 |
| 7. | The two made a pretty, or rather a pathetic, picture . 这两个人组成了一副美丽的,更确切点儿是令人伤感的画面。 |
| 8. | He had inherited an organization, or rather a congeries of organizations . 他继承了一个组织,或者不如说一大堆组织。 |
| 9. | She imputed the whole to the extravagance or rather ebullient of his passion . 她把这一切全归咎于他情感的丰富,不能自持。 |
| 10. | We stayed at my friend 's house , or rather at my friend 's parents' house . 我们住在我朋友家里,说得确切些是在我朋友的父母家。 |