It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.
用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。
I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.
我宁愿把时间花在丽贝卡身上，也不愿花在厨房里。
Kids would rather play than study.
孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。
They would rather work than live on welfare.
他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。
Most people would probably rather feel a positive emotion than a negative one.
大多数人可能更愿意感受积极的情绪，而不是消极的情绪。
Still, most people would probably rather feel a positive emotion than a negative one.
不过，大多数人可能更愿意感受积极的情绪，而不是消极的情绪。
A lot of people are in a rush, and it's very difficult to keep careful, for they would rather care for their speed than your safety.
很多人都在赶时间，很难保持小心谨慎，因为他们更关心自己的速度，而不是你的安全。
He thought he would rather die than touch it again.
他想他宁死也不愿再碰它。
Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry.
根据这一假设，许多妇女宁愿工作也不愿结婚。
A girl would rather look after the baby than learn about child care.
女孩宁愿照看婴儿也不愿学习育儿知识。
He would rather stay alone than gossip with his co-workers in his spare time.
他宁愿一个人呆着，也不愿在业余时间和同事们闲聊。
I would rather be the one sick than you.
我宁愿生病的人是我，而不是你。
When the winter winds blow, some of us would rather hibernate than work out.
当冬天的风吹来的时候，我们中的一些人宁愿冬眠也不愿出去工作。
I would rather be alone than have a false friend for company.
与其拥有虚情假意的朋友的陪伴，我宁愿独身一人。
I would rather be with my grandfather on the Alp than anywhere on earth.
因为我宁愿和爷爷在高山牧场上，也不愿在其他任何地方。
The agent would pocket the difference as his fee, rather than disclose it.
经纪人将差额装进口袋作为自己的收费而不披露。
We lust for power. Everyone would rather be a hammer than a nail.
权力是我们梦寐以求的，谁都想成为锤子，而不是被人敲打的钉子。
I would rather be happy than right.
我宁愿快乐点也不想成为那个正确的人。
In a recession, many people would rather take a pay cut than lose their jobs.
在经济低迷时期，很多人为了保住工作而选择降薪。
I would rather have noodles than rice.
我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭。
I would rather play tennis than golf.
和高尔夫球相比，我宁愿打网球。
So we would like to say he is a father rather than a hero.
所以，我们更愿意把他看作一个父亲而不是一个大英雄。
That way the vote would still be about "extending" (rather than "raising") taxes.
这样，投票内容将还是关于“延长”(而不是“提高”)税收。
I would rather be scolded than cheat (others).
我宁愿挨骂不愿欺骗人。
It seems that they would look for any explanation rather than postulate a new particle.
他们似乎更愿意寻找任何可能的解释也不愿去假定存在这种新粒子。
The idea would be to prevent, rather than mop up after, economic crises.
这个想法将能够预防危机的发生，而非在经济危机之后才来整顿。
If it's true that we would rather initiate change than have it thrust upon us, then why do we not do it more often?
确实如此，我们宁愿发起改变，而不喜欢强加的改变。那么，我们为什么不更多地发起改变呢？
France would embrace the new global economy rather than fretting about it.
法国将拥抱新的全球经济，而不是为全球经济焦灼。
France would embrace the new global economy rather than fretting about it.
法国将拥抱新的全球经济，而不是为全球经济焦灼。
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