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。

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。

I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default.

我宁可把钱付给个人，也不会毫无选择就把钱交给国家。

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。

I would rather be in prison!

我宁愿在监狱里！

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

They would rather struggle for peace.

他们宁愿为和平而奋斗。

I would rather stay.

我宁愿留下不走。

I would rather be the one sick than you.

我宁愿生病的人是我，而不是你。

They want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat.

他们想要一所房子，我们则宁愿住一套房间。

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。

He would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.

他宁愿任何晚上都有仿煤火的电炉。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。