What made you choose the one rather than the other?
你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。
The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.
这个决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.
我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
现代社会的主要特征是消费而不是储蓄。