They said they would rather be outlaws a year in Sherwood Forest than President of the United States forever.
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。
More than three quarters said they would rather take their dog for a walk than go to the gym.
超过75%的人说与去健身房相比，他们更喜欢遛狗。
In cases where visitors are using a much smaller screen it's likely they would rather drop the images for text blocks.
如果访问者使用更小的屏幕，他们或许宁愿不看图片看文本。
Ask for their preferred means of contact, whether it is by personal or office phone, or if they would rather be contacted via E-mail.
询问他们的主要联系方式，是私人电话还是办公室电话，或者他们更情愿通过邮件的形式联系。
If the Internet is not turned off, they would rather stay up to play than go to bed.
如果没有断网，他们宁愿熬夜玩电脑而不是去睡觉。
That's why for most Chinese, when they grow old, they would rather stay with their children or spouses.
这就是为什么大多数中国人在他们变老时，更愿意留在自己的子女或配偶身边。
I have come to realize that for most people, when it comes to the subject of money, they would rather play it safe.
我也明显意识到，对大多数人来说，一旦涉及到金钱的问题，他们总是把安全性放在第一位。
They are likely to become bored with mundane tasks because they would rather be in the field closing big deals with their sales reps.
他们也许会对日常行政工作感到厌烦，因为他们宁愿跟自己的销售代表一道亲临一线，拿下大单。
American high schoolers usually do not want to be told what they should do in the future; they would rather decide for themselves.
美国高中生通常不要别人告诉他们将来应该做什么；他们要自己作决定。
Ask for their preferred means of contact, whether it is by personal or office phone, or if they would rather be contacted via email.
询问他们的主要联系方式，是私人电话还是办公室电话，或者他们更情愿通过邮件的形式联系。
Seventy per cent of women said they would rather receive a love letter or poem than a text message or email, while 53 per cent of men agreed.
70%的女性受访者表示相比短信或者电子邮件，她们宁愿收到手写的情书或者诗歌，而有53%的男性同意以上观点。
That's why many American fathers joke they would rather hold the ladder for their daughter to climb down and elope than pay for a wedding.
那就是为什么许多美国人开玩笑说宁愿帮助女儿私奔也不愿意支付一场婚礼的原因。
Many people have great ideas, but implementing them takes a lot of time and effort, so they would rather work at their own projects than join yours.
很多人有远大的想法，但是实现它们需要大量时间和努力，所以他们宁可从事自己的工作也不会加入你。
Sometimes the freshmen are reluctant to accept the studying method that teachers strongly recommend, as they would rather believe in themselves.
有的时候新生很不情愿接受老师强烈推荐的学习方法，因为他们更相信自己。
Forty-three percent of the Japanese students said they would rather lead an easygoing life, according to the survey by the Japan Youth Research Institute.
这项由日本青少年研究所公布的调查结果显示，43%的日本高中生表示，他们愿意今后的生活过得平凡安静。
Sixty-one percent of the women surveyed said they would rather give up watching television for two weeks than give up access to the Internet for one week.
61%的受访女性称她们宁愿两周不看电视，也不能忍受一周不上网。
But we know them too well, and can see in their eyes that they don't want to be there – that they would rather be somewhere else doing something more exciting.
但我们是太了解他们了。从他们的眼里可以看出，他们其实心不在焉，他们宁愿到别处去干点更让人开心的事。
Every weekend, they would rather stay in their apartments sleeping, listening to music or watching movies instead of going shopping or playing sports with friends.
每到周末，他们就宁愿在公寓里睡觉、听音乐、看电影，而不是出去逛街或者和朋友约会。
More than 60 percent of people were pessimistic about the future, and 71 percent of young Americans under 30 said they would rather go back in time than leap to the future。
超过60%的美国人对未来感到悲观，30岁以下的美国人中有71%的人说他们宁愿回到过去，而不是走向未来。
This negative perception of selfies was also illustrated by 82% of participants indicating that they would rather see other types of photos instead of selfies on social media.
与这种对自拍的负面看法相伴的是，82%参访者表示他们更愿意在社交媒体上看非自拍类型的照片。
In general, though, the candidates showed that they would rather rely on tediously familiar rhetoric than come to grips with reality. On economics, the debated gets an F-minus.
不过，一般来说，候选人们所表现的是他们宁可依靠令人不胜其烦的陈腔滥调也不愿去了解并面对现实。在经济问题方面，这次辩论完全不及格。
They say the software makers tolerate a certain level of piracy because they would rather have people use their products — even if counterfeit — than pick up lower-cost alternatives.
他们说软件制造商容忍一定程度的盗版行为，因为他们宁肯让人们使用其产品，即便是盗版的，也不去选择更低成本一点的替代方案。
Since power over human beings is shown in making them do what they would rather not do, the man who is actuated by love of power is more apt to inflict pain than to permit pleasure.
既然对人的权力表现在迫使人去做他不情愿做的事情上，那么被权力欲驱使的人就更倾向于制造痛苦而不是允许人们得到快乐。
Instead of succumbing to their fear of looking stupid, truly exceptional people just ask the questions on their mind, because they would rather learn something new than appear smart.
因为他们宁愿学习新东西而非展示小聪明，所以真正出众的人只探求头脑中的问题，而不担心被别人看成很傻。
Second, most Chinese parents devote too much care to their children and they would rather save up to afford their children's education rather than encourage them to take part-time jobs.
其次，大多数中国父母对他们的孩子们投入过多的照顾，他们宁愿省下钱来负担孩子的教育，也不鼓励他们做兼职工作。
Second, most Chinese parents devote too much care to their children and they would rather save up to afford their children's education rather than encourage them to take part-time jobs.
其次，大多数中国父母对他们的孩子们投入过多的照顾，他们宁愿省下钱来负担孩子的教育，也不鼓励他们做兼职工作。
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