宁可

I asked Jack for his political views, but he said he preferred to hold aloof.

我问起杰克的政治观点, 他说他宁可避而不谈.

I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.

我宁可不睡觉，也不愿错过晚上的课。

I'd sooner not talk about it.

我宁可不去谈论它。

I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set.

我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。

I'd rather see it at the pictures than on video anyway.

我本来就宁可去电影院看，而不是看录像。

Better a glorious death than a shameful life.

宁可光明磊落地死,决不卑鄙无耻地生.

Better have no war for a thousand days than slacken your vigilance for one day.

宁可千日不战,不可一日不备.

I choose rather to hesitate my opinion than to assert it roundly.

我宁可犹疑地表示我的意见而不愿直率地断言这件事.

Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.

守财奴爱财如命,宁可饿肚皮,没衣穿.

I'd sooner not, if you don't mind.

要是你不介意的话，我宁可不这样做。

Better be envied than pitied.

宁可让人妒忌,不可让人怜悯.

I'd just as soon you put that thing away.

我宁可你把那玩意收起来。

She'd just as soon throw your plate in your face as serve you.

她宁可把盘子砸到你脸上也不愿伺候你。

It is better to die oneself than to kill.

宁可自亡，不可行凶。

It is better to be a has-been than a never-was .

[谚]宁可 昙花一现,不能默默无闻.