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61. 记住，你不是把鱼切成鱼片，而是沿着鱼的背部做两个口袋。

    jì zhu, nǐ bù​shì bǎ yú qiē chéng yú​piàn, ér​shì yán​zhe yú de bèi​bù zuò liǎng​ge kǒu​dai.

    Remember that you are not filleting the fish but making two pockets along the back of the fish.

    Source: CCMatrix

62. 问问题不是愚蠢或软弱的标志，而是好奇心和兴趣的表达。

    wèn wèn​tí bù​shì yú​chǔn huò ruǎn​ruò de biāo​zhì, ér​shì hào​qí​xīn hé xìng​qù de biǎo​dá.

    Asking questions is not a sign of stupidity or weakness, but rather an expression of curiosity and interest.

    Source: CCMatrix

63. 塔的不寻常的地方不在于它的大小或形状，而是更小的东西。

    tǎ de bù​xún​cháng de dì​fang bù​zài yú tā de dà​xiǎo huò xíng​zhuàng, ér​shì gèng xiǎo​de dōng​xi.

    The unusual thing about the tower is not its size or shape but something smaller.

    Source: CCMatrix

64. 无论什么样的工作都要做好，不是为你的老板，而是为你自己。

    wú​lùn shén​me​yàng de gōng​zuò dōu yào zuò hǎo, bù​shì wèi nǐ de lǎo​bǎn, ér​shì wèi nǐ zì​jǐ.

    Whatever the work is, do it well—not for the boss but for yourself.

    Source: CCMatrix

65. 正因为如此，英雄最初可能会拒绝返回，而是选择留在新世界。

    zhèng​yīn​wèi rú​cǐ, yīng​xióng zuì​chū kě​néng huì jù​jué fǎn​huí, ér​shì xuǎn​zé liú zài xīn​shì​jiè.

    Because of this, the hero may initially refuse to return, choosing instead to stay in the new world.

    Source: CCMatrix

66. 避免使用高脂肪食物，而是专注于选择各种水果，蔬菜和全谷物。

    bì​miǎn shǐ​yòng gāo zhī​fáng shí​wù, ér​shì zhuān​zhù yú xuǎn​zé gè​zhǒng shuǐ​guǒ, shū​cài hé quán​gǔ​wù.

    Avoid high-fat foods and instead focus on choosing a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

    Source: CCMatrix

67. 要在水下停留的关键是不要屏住呼吸，而是要让所有的空气排出。

    yào zài shuǐ​xià tíng​liú de guān​jiàn shì bù​yào bǐng zhù hū​xī, ér​shì yào ràng suǒ​yǒu de kōng​qì pái chū.

    The key to staying underwater is not to hold your breath, but to let all the air out.

    Source: CCMatrix

68. 不要说“现在就做作业，因为我说过”，而是解释这个规则的根本原因。

    bù​yào shuō“ xiàn​zài jiù zuò zuò​yè, yīn​wèi wǒ shuō guo”, ér​shì jiě​shì zhè​ge guī​zé de gēn​běn yuán​yīn.

    Instead of saying, “Do your homework now because I said so,” explain the underlying reason for the rule.

    Source: CCMatrix

69. 因此，我觉得需要去唤醒记忆，不是为了改造政治，而是为了改造自己。

    yīn​cǐ, wǒ jué​de xū​yào qù huàn​xǐng jì​yì, bù​shì wèi​le gǎi​zào zhèng​zhì, ér​shì wèi​le gǎi​zào zì​jǐ.

    I therefore felt a need to reawaken memories, not to change politics, but to change myself.

    Source: CCMatrix

70. 信心不是来自最佳的预期，而是来自了解自己将如何处理最坏的状况。

    xìn​xīn bù​shì lái​zì zuì​jiā de yù​qī, ér​shì lái​zì liǎo​jiě zì​jǐ jiāng rú​hé chǔ​lǐ zuì​huài de zhuàng​kuàng.

    Confidence comes not from expecting the best but from knowing how you will handle the worst.

    Source: CCMatrix

71. 狼似乎不是通过互相惩罚来互相学习，而是通过互相观察来互相学习。

    láng sì​hū bù​shì tōng​guò hù​xiāng chéng​fá lái hù​xiāng xué​xí, ér​shì tōng​guò hù​xiāng guān​chá lái hù​xiāng xué​xí.

    Wolves seem to learn from each other not by punishing each other but by observing each other.

    Source: CCMatrix

72. 她不仅仅是我唯一的妹妹，而是我拥有的最好的朋友，也是我认识的最好的人。

    tā bù​jǐn​jǐn shì wǒ wéi​yī de mèi​mei, ér​shì wǒ yōng​yǒu de zuì​hǎo de péng​you, yě​shì wǒ rèn​shi de zuì​hǎo de rén.

    She’s not just my only sister, but the best friend I have and the best person I know.

    Source: CCMatrix

73. 人们之间的相互信任并不一定意味着他们喜欢对方，而是意味着他们相互理解。

    rén​men zhī​jiān de xiāng​hù xìn​rèn bìng​bù yī​dìng yì​wèi​zhe tā​men xǐ​huan duì​fāng, ér​shì yì​wèi​zhe tā​men xiāng​hù lǐ​jiě.

    Trust between people doesn't necessarily mean that they like each other, but rather that they understand each other.

    Source: CCMatrix

74. 大型物种，如大猩猩，倭黑猩猩和猩猩，不能自由漫游，而是生活在大型的绿色岛屿上。

    dà​xíng wù​zhǒng, rú dà​xīng​xing, wō​hēi​xīng​xing hé xīng​xing, bù​néng zì​yóu màn​yóu, ér​shì shēng​huó zài dà​xíng de lǜ​sè dǎo​yǔ shang.

    Large species, such as gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans, can’t roam freely but instead live on large, green islands.

    Source: CCMatrix