1.account for 解释;说明
Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释 。
The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.
社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出 。
2.instead of 代替;而不是
Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
别抱怨不好的事,要对好的事心存感恩 。
Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.
他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着,而是几乎跑了起来 。