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。
Some people would rather stay at home than go traveling on holidays because it's usually very crowded in those tourist attractions on holidays.
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。
Motorists would rather pay more tax than lose the place in the corporate pecking order conferred on them by their company cars.
他们说，他们宁愿在谢伍德森林当一年的亡命之徒，也不愿永远做美国总统。
They said they would rather be outlaws a year in Sherwood Forest than President of the United States forever.
我们坐在餐桌旁沉默不语，宁愿那样也不愿使用一种难懂的语言交流。
We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to speaking in a difficult language.
即使在假期里，他也宁愿干点什么事，而不愿什么都不干。
Even on holidays, he preferred doing something to doing nothing.
怀特太太宁愿在当地医院做一些志愿工作，也不愿整天无所事事。
Mrs. White prefers to some voluntary work in a local hospital, rather than do nothing all day long.
不幸的是，在美国，那信息并没有被普通人所接受，他们宁愿选择“清淡的”啤酒和低卡面包，也不愿增加体育运动。
Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion.
我宁愿走路也不愿骑车。
我宁愿定期小额付款，也不愿一次性大额支付。
I'd prefer to pay regularly in small amounts, rather than have a large amount to pay in one go.
一个男孩说：“我宁愿把精力集中在艺术上，也不愿做拯救世界之类的事情。”
One boy said, "I'd rather be concentrating on artistic efforts than saving the world or something."
一组心理学家发现，三分之二的男性和四分之一的女性宁愿自己接受电击，也不愿独自坐着思考15分钟。
One team of psychologists discovered that two thirds of men and a quarter of women would rather self-administer electric shocks than sit alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes.
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。
He would 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.
我宁愿自己是疯子，也不愿成为那种在情况需要时不哭泣，或者根本不让自己有任何感觉的人。
I'd rather be crazy than be the kind of person who wouldn't cry when the situation called for it, or who wouldn't let herself feel anything at all.
我宁愿经历失败，也不愿放弃梦想。
I prefer to experience failure rather than give up my dream.
我宁愿不卖，也不愿被你羞辱。
I would prefer not to sell it, rather than be humiliated by you.
弗兰克不明白为什么杰克宁愿投身艺术也不愿打球。
Frank didn't understand why Jack would rather do artistic things than play ball.
一个12岁的女孩说：“有人告诉我，我网瘾很大，宁愿上网也不愿和他人待在一起。”
One girl aged 12 said, "I have been told that I am addicted (上瘾的) to the Internet, and prefer being online to being with other people."
现在大多数人宁愿在网上支付，也不愿使用现金。
难怪他宁愿修理旧自行车也不愿买新自行车。
No wonder he would rather repair the old bike than buy a new one.
他宁愿一步一步地享受生活，也不愿看着它匆匆流逝。
He would rather enjoy life step by step than watch it go by in such a hurry.
许多青少年在周末宁愿一个人待在家里也不愿和父母出去。
Many teenagers would rather stay at home alone than go out with their parents at weekends.
我宁愿为沃尔玛拍摄，也不愿拍肖像或婚礼。
I would rather work at WalMart than shoot portraits or weddings.
有猜测说他宁愿同前进党结盟，也不愿和利库德集团结盟。
The guess is that he would rather align with Kadima than with the Likud.
如果员工因为行动失败所受处罚多于不行动，大多数员工都会宁愿不行动，也不愿将事情搞得一团糟。
If you penalize employees more for failed action than for inaction, most employees will prefer to not take action rather than mess up.
即便是最坚定的父母也会被小孩宁愿不吃东西也不愿尝试新食物的决心威胁到。
Even the most determined parents can be cowed by a child's resolve to eat nothing rather than try something new.
很多一段时间瑞秋始终觉得她宁愿死也不愿见到海盗拿到赎金。
Yet for a long time Rachel maintained she would rather die than see their captors get any money.
你宁愿守住秘密也不愿去经历人生最大的乐趣之一——被爱和被接受，尽管有弱点。
You'd rather keep your secret than experience one of life's greatest joys — to be loved and accepted in spite of your weaknesses.
在美国，情况并不是这样，很多女人宁愿死也不愿意让男内科医生检查她们的身体。
This was not the case in America, where most women would have preferred to die than have a physician-a man-examine their bodies.
不过没有关系，我宁愿被他们杀死也不愿被那些鸭子咬或是被那些母鸡啄。
But it doesn't matter. I would rather be killed by them than be bitten by the ducks or pecked by the hens.
他们宁愿自己失败也不愿意看到一个朋友或同事出局。
They would rather lose themselves than see one of their friends or colleagues lose out on the situation.
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