I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill.
我宁愿付整顿饭钱而不愿看着9个朋友仔细算计、分摊账单。
Nowadays most people would rather pay online than use cash.
现在大多数人宁愿在网上支付，也不愿使用现金。
No wonder he would rather repair the old bike than buy a new one.
难怪他宁愿修理旧自行车也不愿买新自行车。
He would rather enjoy life step by step than watch it go by in such a hurry.
他宁愿一步一步地享受生活，也不愿看着它匆匆流逝。
Frank didn't understand why Jack would rather do artistic things than play ball.
弗兰克不明白为什么杰克宁愿投身艺术也不愿打球。
Many teenagers would rather stay at home alone than go out with their parents at weekends.
许多青少年在周末宁愿一个人待在家里也不愿和父母出去。
Betty would rather that her husband didn't send away the cleaning lady, but he will anyway.
贝蒂宁愿她丈夫不把清洁女工打发走，但他无论如何都会的。
Some parents would rather their children rent houses outside the school instead of living a dorm.
有些家长宁愿自己的孩子出去租房住，也不想他们住在学校的寝室里。
They said they would rather be outlaws a year in Sherwood Forest than President of the United States forever.
他们说，他们宁愿在谢伍德森林当一年的亡命之徒，也不愿永远做美国总统。
Ben Weatherstaff says the robin is so conceited he would rather have stones thrown at him than not be noticed.
本·韦瑟斯塔夫说知更鸟太自大了，宁愿别人朝他扔石头，也要引起别人的注意。
There will always be people that would rather send a check, donate through an estate or put cash in a bucket at a bake sale.
总有一些人宁愿寄支票，通过房地产捐赠，或者在烘焙义卖时，把现金放在桶里。
Motorists would rather pay more tax than lose the place in the corporate pecking order conferred on them by their company cars.
驾车者宁愿交更多的税，也不愿失去公司汽车赋予他们的公司地位。
Some people would rather stay at home than go traveling on holidays because it's usually very crowded in those tourist attractions on holidays.
有些人宁愿呆在家也不愿在假期出游，因为假期的时候旅游景点通常都非常拥挤。
Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion.
不幸的是，在美国，那信息并没有被普通人所接受，他们宁愿选择“清淡的”啤酒和低卡面包，也不愿增加体育运动。
One team of psychologists discovered that two thirds of men and a quarter of women would rather self-administer electric shocks than sit alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes.
一组心理学家发现，三分之二的男性和四分之一的女性宁愿自己接受电击，也不愿独自坐着思考15分钟。
He would rather be a plumber's mate and do a real job that requires doing than learning about hydrostatics sitting at a desk, without understanding what practical use they are going to be.
他宁愿做一个水管工的伙伴，做一份真正需要动手的工作，也不愿坐在桌子前学习流体静力学，而不知道这些东西有什么实际用途。
"You said you'd stay till tomorrow."—"I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back."
“你说过要待到明天。” — “我知道，贝尔，但我想我还是要回去。”
He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.
他本人如此信奉自由，以至于宁死也不愿没有自由地活着。
Jay used to play computer games after class, but now he would rather go over his lessons.
杰过去常在课后玩电脑游戏，但他现在选择复习功课。
"Although the job is challenging, risky and dangerous, there is nothing more I would rather do," Jing Haipeng, 50, who is commander of this mission, told reporters.
50岁的景海鹏是这项任务的指挥官，他告诉记者：“虽然这项工作具有挑战性、风险性和危险性，但我没有其他更愿意做的事了。”
I would rather do what makes me fulfilled.
我宁可去做一些能让我充实的事情。
We would rather be generals than privates.
我们都想当将军而不想当士兵。
I would rather he hadn't stayed there too long.
我倒希望他没有在那儿呆太久。
I would rather work at WalMart than shoot portraits or weddings.
我宁愿为沃尔玛拍摄，也不愿拍肖像或婚礼。
Instead, Ted would rather talk about his present-day projects.
相反，Ted更愿意谈论他现在手头上的项目。
Are there other things that you would rather be doing or pursuing?
你是不是更渴望做一些别的事情？
The guess is that he would rather align with Kadima than with the Likud.
有猜测说他宁愿同前进党结盟，也不愿和利库德集团结盟。
And their parents would rather not have to pay those exorbitant fees.
他们的父母就不要支付那些高昂的费用了。
And their parents would rather not have to pay those exorbitant fees.
他们的父母就不要支付那些高昂的费用了。
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