They preferred to stay at home rather than go to the movies.
他们宁可呆在家里，也不愿去看电影。
Although they were late, they preferred to stay and appreciate the beautiful landscape.
尽管已经迟到了，他们还是更愿意停下来欣赏美丽的景色。
Handpicked Hmong told diplomats that they preferred to stay in Laos and had been "misled" into seeking refugee status.
被精挑细选出的难民告诉外交官，他们更愿意待在老挝，他们是被误导才想要得到难民身份的。
They preferred to stay with their property under the Japanese rather than take their chances on freedom with their countrymen.
他们宁愿在日本人的统治下守著他们的财产，而不愿与他们的同胞一起争取自由。
They helped in small ways-handing me tools, picking up dropped nails with a magnetic sweeper-but they preferred to stay on the ground, hammering scrap wood into sailboats and slingshots.
不过他们时而可以帮我点小忙，帮我递个工具，或用磁铁找到掉落下去的钉子。只是他们只能呆在地面上，捶打废木料。
They helped in small ways-handing me tools, picking up dropped nails with a magnetic sweeper-but they preferred to stay on the ground, hammering scrap wood into sailboats and slingshots.
不过他们时而可以帮我点小忙，帮我递个工具，或用磁铁找到掉落下去的钉子。只是他们只能呆在地面上，捶打废木料。
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