would rather

I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill.

我宁可掏钱请客，也不愿看到9位朋友算来算去分摊账单。

I would rather you come tomorrow.

我宁愿你明天来.

I would rather Lionel took it on.

我宁愿莱昂内尔负责这件事。

I would rather you came on Sunday.

希望你星期天来.

He would rather die than sell his companies.

他宁死也不愿出卖自己的同伴.

He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.

他非常崇尚自由，不自由，毋宁死。

He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital.

他宁肯在比赛中丢了性命也不愿在医院里苟延残喘。

She would rather perjure herself than admit to her sins.

她宁愿在法庭上撒谎也不愿承认她的罪行。

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

他们想要一座房子, 而我们宁愿住在一套房间里.

He said he would rather stay at home.

他说他情愿留在家里.

We would rather die than sell out our comrades.

我们宁死也不出卖自己的同志.

I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind.

如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.

He would rather sacrifice his life than see damage done to state property.

他宁可牺牲自己的生命,也不肯看到国家财产受到损失.

He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.

他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。

I would rather die than compromise.

我宁死不妥协.

The chairman quipped that he would rather sell his airline than his computer systems.

主席风趣地说，他宁可卖掉他的航空公司，也不愿出售他的计算机系统。

I would rather have the small one than the big one.

我宁愿要小的,不要大的.

Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency.

大多数男人宁死都不愿承认有依赖感。

She was so depressed she took to drugs.

她极度沮丧以至染上了吸毒的习惯.

"Have you ever wondered why British Rail would rather tart up their stations than improve services?" he asked.

“你想过没有，为什么英国铁路公司宁肯把车站装饰得俗不堪耐，也不愿改善服务？”他问。

I would rather die than disgrace myself.

我宁死不受辱.

They would rather take the line of least resistance than become involved in arguments.

他们倾向采用阻力最小的方案，不愿卷入纷争。

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

我宁愿把这些钱付给个人，也不愿它们因未作任何处置而自动地归国家所有。

I would rather loan a million dollars on character than on any other collateral in the world.

我若借出100万元,宁愿让别人用人格,而不是别的抵押品作担保.

I would rather die than yield.

我宁死不降.

He would rather have a decent death which served some purpose than a meaningless death.

他宁愿死得其所，也不想无谓地死去。

Kids would rather play than study.

孩子们宁愿玩也不愿学习。

I would rather travel by train than by plane.

我宁愿乘火车也不愿乘飞机旅行.

He would rather die than live in dishono ( u ) r .

他宁死而不愿忍辱 偷生.

"You said you'd stay till tomorrow." — "I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back."

“你说过你要呆到明天的。”——“我知道，贝尔，但我还是想回去。”