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1. | prefer...rather than |
| 宁愿…而不愿 |
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2. | I' d rather play tennis than swim. |
| 我宁愿打网球,不愿游泳。 |
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3. | I had rather play tennis than swim. |
| 我宁愿打网球而不愿游泳。 |
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4. | rather .. than ..; prefer to |
| 宁愿..而不愿.. |
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5. | They would rather make concessions to avoid trouble than stir up trouble. |
| 他们宁愿息事宁人而不愿惹是生非。 |
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6. | I prefer doing to talking. |
| 我宁愿干,不愿谈。 |
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7. | prefer A to B; like A more than B |
| 宁愿A而不愿B |
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8. | They prefer to discipline themselves rather than be disciplined by others. |
| 他们宁愿自律,而不愿受制于人。 |
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9. | He preferred to be working instead of idling about . |
| 他宁愿工作而不愿游手好闲。 |
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10. | Better die standing than live kneeling. |
| 宁愿站着死, 不愿跪着生。 |
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