What made you choose the one rather than the other?
你怎么選了這個而不是那個？
It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
這件事似乎十拿九穩(wěn)，而不是僅有可能。
The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.
這個決定不是基于理性的思考而是基于感情作出的。
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
我想要冷飲，不要咖啡。
Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
現(xiàn)代社會的主要特征是消費(fèi)而不是儲蓄。