E051-不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不会真正开始。

不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不会真正开始。 Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. rather 1. rather than 而不是，而非，胜于 他的问题是心理方面的而非生理方面的。 His problem was psychological rather than physiological. 这本书是面向成人的而不是儿童。 The book is intended for the adults rather than the children. 汤姆辞去了他的工作，不愿意参与这种背信弃义的行为。 Tom quit his job rather than be party to such treachery. 他把书扔了一地，而不是把他们放在架子上。 He threw all the books on the floor rather than collect them on the shelf. 2. would rather (not) do sth 宁愿（不）做某事 如果对你来说都一样的话，我宁愿选择在家工作。 If it's all the same to you, I'd rather choose to work at home. 如果你不帮我的话，我宁愿不去参加这次比赛。 If you don't help me,I'd rather not attend the competition 他宁愿自杀也不愿意跟他的妻子离婚。 He would rather kill himself than divorce his wife. 3.adv.(用在动词前) 更……，宁愿…… 虽然你们都不相信他，我倒觉得他讲得是真话 Although all of you don't believe him,I rather think he was telling the truth. 4.adv.相当，非常 这听起来很简单，但是实际上却很难。 That sounds rather simple,but in fact it's very difficult. 警方暗示他们发现她的行为相当可疑。 The police inferred that they found her behavior rather suspicious. 5.adv.相反，更确切地说， 她看起来像是个不错的姑娘，相反，我发现她近乎冷血。 She looks like a good girl,rather,I found her a somewhat cold person. 他们以为买到了无价之宝，相反，那些只是一堆垃圾。 They thought they bought a priceless treasure,rather,it is a pile of crap. BGM：Samantha Jade - Soldier