全部

1·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。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·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。《牛津词典》

3·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。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·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。

5·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。

6·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。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7·He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.

他会被平级调动，而非被降职。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

8·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。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

9·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。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

10·Kids would rather play than study.

孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》