1、It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.(当初要是分几个冬天来疏剪树木，会比一次性疏剪要更好些。)
2、A bicycle lane would encourage them to use bicycles to commute, and so would reduce rush-hour traffic rather than fostering an increase.(一条自行车道会鼓励他们骑自行车上下班，这样会减少高峰时间的交通，而不是促进增长交通量。)
3、Some people would argue that governments should focus on raising funds for people rather than paying attention to wild animals.(有些人认为政府应该集中精力为人们筹集资金，而不是关注野生动物。)
4、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。)
5、It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.(用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。)
6、He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.(他会被平级调动，而非被降职。) Hao86.com
7、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。)
8、Parents often give their children rewards for passing exams, which would make children attach more attention to exams rather than study.(孩子通过考试，父母常会给他们奖励，这可能会让孩子更加关注考试而不是学习。)
9、The one in the House bill would have to negotiate rates with providers, rather than using Medicare rates, as many reformers wanted.(众议院将不得不与供应商就法案中的一项条款来协商利率，而不能像许多改革者所希望的那样使用医保利率。)
10、However, if Mona Lisa was a famous novel, few people would bother to go to a museum to read the writer's actual manuscript rather than a printed reproduction.(然而，如果《蒙娜丽莎》是一部著名的小说，可能几乎没有人会放着印刷好的副本不看，而去博物馆参观作者本人当年的手稿了。)
11、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。)
12、I mean, isn't it more sensible to think that a smaller heavenly body would orbit a larger one, rather than the opposite?(我的意思是，如果一个更小的天体会绕一个更大的天体运行，而不是大的围着小的转，不是更合理吗？)
13、Indeed, while you might assume that an exhibition of Land Art would consist only of records of works rather than the works themselves, Long's photograph of his work is the work.(的确，尽管你可能会认为一场大地艺术展览只会包括作品的记录而不是作品本身，但隆的作品的照片就是他的作品。)
14、Still, most people would probably rather feel a positive emotion than a negative one.(不过，大多数人可能更愿意感受积极的情绪，而不是消极的情绪。)
15、Kids would rather play than study.(孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。)
16、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。)
17、A lot of people are in a rush, and it's very difficult to keep careful, for they would rather care for their speed than your safety.(很多人都在赶时间，很难保持小心谨慎，因为他们更关心自己的速度，而不是你的安全。)
18、Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews.(航空公司宁愿增添新机组人员而不愿对老的机组人员进行再培训。)
19、He would, for example, rather die in the battle than risk living in a different way and being called a "coward" or "not a man".(例如，他宁可在战斗中死去，也不愿冒险换一种方式生活，并被称为“懦夫”或“不像个男人"。)
20、However, please do not forget that there are some swindlers, theywould rather than the Spring Festival, but also the cause of the end.(但是，请不要忘记有一些骗子，他们宁可春节不休，也要将“事业”进行到底也。)
21、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。)
22、It would be lovely to get more hand-written letters from friends and family rather than just e-mails, I think.(我想，如果能收到更多来自朋友和家人的手写信件，而不仅仅是电子邮件，那该多好啊。)
23、Therefore, it would be in our financial interest to purchase a retail space in Palm Grove rather than in Sandida Heights.(因此，购买PalmGrove比购买SandidaHeights的零售空间更符合我们的经济利益。)
24、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。)
25、The wheel would need to withstand immense and constantly changing stresses as it rotated, so to make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together.(轮子旋转时需要承受巨大的和不断变化的压力，所以要使结构更坚固，钢的部分要用螺栓连接，而不是焊接在一起。)
26、She explained how proud she and his father would be if he managed to fill the toilet rather than his diaper.(她解释说，如果他能在厕所而不是尿布大小便，她和他的父亲会感到多么自豪。)
27、Smith says, "Kids of all ages who expect that a parent would feel happy about a child's confession are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie."(史密斯说：“所有年龄段的孩子，认为父母会对孩子的坦诚感到高兴的话，更有可能说真话而不是撒谎。”)
28、Most people would rather stay up late than get up early to finish their work, which definitely would do harm to their heath.(多数人比起早前工作更喜欢熬夜工作，这必然会损害健康。)
29、If people have the opportunity to get a secure job, they should take it right away rather than wait for a job that would be more satisfying.(如果人们有机会获得一份稳定的工作，那么他们应该立即抓住机会，而不是等待一份更令人满意的工作。)
