单选题 The president said in the telephone that he would not attend the meeting himself, but his secretary would come instead.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] C的翻译意思根本不对;B和D基本意思能表达出来,但是很别扭。A最符合汉语习惯。平时应该注意带有instead的句子的翻译。