他宁愿是在充满烟气的酒吧里低声哼唱。

He would much rather have been crooning in a smoky bar.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

我宁愿自杀也不会出卖我的主人。

I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.

《牛津词典》

我的意思是，我宁愿做很多其他的事情，所以我就是不喜欢它。

I mean, there are so many other things I'd rather do instead, and so I just don't like it.

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We're told later that he stops sleeping with her because he just can't get it out of his mind. He'd rather sit and wonder.

我们之后直到了他不再和她睡觉因为,他无法摆脱自己奇怪的想法，他宁愿坐着瞎想。

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for a while before deciding, "I'd rather teach high school

那是在我下决定之前的一段时间，“我宁愿教高中，

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So, she would refuse to take part in it; it doesn't sound right to her-- I'll trust in prayer and other things.

所以她可能就不会买保险,这对她来说是不道德的,她宁愿相信祈祷之类的事情

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