1、Bettywould 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。)
2、85 percent said theywould rather not sell their bodies for a living.(85%的人说她们不会出卖肉体以谋生。) hao86.com
3、A girlwould 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。)
4、Iwould 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。)
5、A lot of people are in a rush, and it's very difficult to keep careful, for theywould 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。)
6、Iwould 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。)
7、Iwould rather be the one sick than you.(我宁愿生病的人是我，而不是你。)
8、He thought hewould rather die than touch it again.(他想他宁死也不愿再碰它。)
9、Hewould 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。)
10、Theywould rather struggle for peace.(他们宁愿为和平而奋斗。)
11、"You said you'd stay till tomorrow."—"I know, Bel, but I think Iwould rather go back."(“你说过要待到明天。”—“我知道，贝尔，但我想我还是要回去。”)
12、When the winter winds blow, some of uswould 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。)
13、Some peoplewould 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。)
14、Iwould 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。)
15、Ben Weatherstaff says the robin is so conceited hewould 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。)
16、Motoristswould 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。)
17、Hewould rather be a plumber's mate and do a real job that requires doing than learning about hydrostatics sitting at a desk, without understanding what practical use they are going to be.(他宁愿做一个水管工的伙伴，做一份真正需要动手的工作，也不愿坐在桌子前学习流体静力学，而不知道这些东西有什么实际用途。)
18、Theywould rather work than live on welfare.(他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。)
19、Kidswould rather play than study.(孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。)
20、Hewould rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.(他宁愿任何晚上都有仿煤火的电炉。)
21、He himself believed in freedom, so much so that hewould 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。)
22、Iwould 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。)
23、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。)
24、Iwould rather stay.(我宁愿留下不走。)
25、I personallywould rather roast a chicken whole.(我个人更愿意烤整鸡。)
26、There will always be people thatwould 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。)
27、Some parentswould 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。)
28、Iwould 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。)
