And rather than dwelling on the past,比起纠结于过去来说

rather than:宁可 ... 也不愿, 与其 ... 倒不如

It is a telex rather than a letter.

与其说它是一封信，不如说它是一封电传。

The police suspect foul play rather than suicide.

警方怀疑是谋杀不是自杀。

I thought it might be fun if you joined me and the ladies for my weekly luncheon.我觉得你可以来参加我每周的女士午餐会一定很有趣

join:连接, 加入, 参与, 和...一起

join, join in, join to的区别:

join与join+介词构成的词组在意义上也是各不相同的。

join其基本词义是“加入某个党派或社会团体，从而成为该党派或团体的一员”。

When did they join the conservation organization?

他们是什么时候参加环保组织的？
The prodigy joined the International Association of Poets when he was only fourteen years old.
这位天才在十四岁时便成为国际笔会会员。

join in意思是“参加某项运动或活动”，例如参加讨论、游行、罢工等。

More than ten thousand workers have joined in this strike.

有一万多名工人参加了此次罢工。

join to意思是“和...接触”、“与...相连”。

Our house is joined to Mr．So's.

我们的房子和苏先生的房子相连。