Michael didn't want to make his mother feel sad.迈克不想让他的母亲感到难过. We tried to make Jane feel happy. 我们设法让简感到高兴. I tried to make the soup taste better by adding salt. 我在这道汤里加盐以试着让它的味道尝起来好一点. She decided to quit smoking. 她决定戒烟. Rather than play music,he studied medicine. 他没有演奏音乐而改学医去了. I stayed home and slept rather than go to work. 我呆在家里睡觉而没有去工作. Mike likes jazz rather than classical music. 迈克喜欢爵士乐而非古典乐. They like living in the mountains rather than near the ocean. 他们喜欢住在山中而非海边附近.