So, ministers, do you think the tortoise would rather to live in the slush, pulling its tail; than to enjoy the afterlife honor?
两位认为这乌龟愿意享有死后的尊荣还是宁肯拖着尾巴在烂泥里活着？
"We think it would rather to be alive! " the ministers answered. "Then, you could leave now. I prefer living freely. " Zhuangzi said.
楚国使丞回答说：“我们认为他愿意活着！”庄子听了这话，对二人说：“好了，两位走吧。我也愿意拖着尾巴在这烂泥中自由自在地活着。”
I have a pen friend, we have kept in touch with each other for many years, compare with the new high technology, such as cell phone and computer, I would rather to write.
我有一个笔友，我们已经保持联系很多年了，和新兴的高科技相比，比如电脑和手机，我更喜欢写信。
If you want your steak cooked just how you like it, would you rather talk to the busboy or the chef that's actually cooking it?
如果你想要你的牛排按照你喜欢的方式烹饪，你是宁愿和一个餐馆工说，还是应该和那个真正在烹饪牛排的大厨讲呢？
I knew that Adam and Chen were going to make fun of me in front of John, and that John would decide that he'd rather be buddies with them.
我知道亚当和陈会在约翰面前取笑我，这样约翰就会宁愿跟他们玩。
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.
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。
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.
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。
Many students find it difficult to make a choice and would rather depend on their parents or teachers to make a decision for them.
许多学生发现做选择很困难，宁愿依赖父母或老师们为他们做决定。
I mean, isn't it more sensible to think that a smaller heavenly body would orbit a larger one, rather than the opposite?
我的意思是，如果一个更小的天体会绕一个更大的天体运行，而不是大的围着小的转，不是更合理吗？
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。
However, if Mona Lisa was a famous novel, few people would bother to go to a museum to read the writer's actual manuscript rather than a printed reproduction.
然而，如果《蒙娜丽莎》是一部著名的小说，可能几乎没有人会放着印刷好的副本不看，而去博物馆参观作者本人当年的手稿了。
The one in the House bill would have to negotiate rates with providers, rather than using Medicare rates, as many reformers wanted.
众议院法案中的方案将不得不与医疗服务提供者协商费率，而不是像许多改革者希望的那样，使用医疗保险费率。
She explained how proud she and his father would be if he managed to fill the toilet rather than his diaper.
她解释说，如果他能在厕所而不是尿布大小便，她和他的父亲会感到多么自豪。
Smith says, "Kids of all ages who expect that a parent would feel happy about a child's confession are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie."
史密斯说：“所有年龄段的孩子，认为父母会对孩子的坦诚感到高兴的话，更有可能说真话而不是撒谎。”
If people have the opportunity to get a secure job, they should take it right away rather than wait for a job that would be more satisfying.
如果人们有机会获得一份稳定的工作，那么他们应该立即抓住机会，而不是等待一份更令人满意的工作。
Parents often give their children rewards for passing exams, which would make children attach more attention to exams rather than study.
孩子通过考试，父母常会给他们奖励，这可能会让孩子更加关注考试而不是学习。
A bicycle lane would encourage them to use bicycles to commute, and so would reduce rush-hour traffic rather than fostering an increase.
一条自行车道会鼓励他们骑自行车上下班，这样会减少高峰时间的交通，而不是促进增长交通量。
Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other, due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.
相反，由于缺乏即刻显而易见的共同兴趣爱好，我们不太可能花足够多的时间去了解对方。
The wheel would need to withstand immense and constantly changing stresses as it rotated, so to make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together.
轮子旋转时需要承受巨大的和不断变化的压力，所以要使结构更坚固，钢的部分要用螺栓连接，而不是焊接在一起。
It would be lovely to get more hand-written letters from friends and family rather than just e-mails, I think.
我想，如果能收到更多来自朋友和家人的手写信件，而不仅仅是电子邮件，那该多好啊。
Therefore, it would be in our financial interest to purchase a retail space in Palm Grove rather than in Sandida Heights.
因此，购买PalmGrove比购买Sandida Heights 的零售空间更符合我们的经济利益。
Some people would argue that governments should focus on raising funds for people rather than paying attention to wild animals.
有些人认为政府应该集中精力为人们筹集资金，而不是关注野生动物。
Jay used to play computer games after class, but now he would rather go over his lessons.
杰过去常在课后玩电脑游戏，但他现在选择复习功课。
Recalcitrant Republicans would rather see a programme to sell insurance to Banks against mortgage defaults, rather than buying assets from them.
执拗的共和党人宁愿看到一个对银行出售保险以抵御抵押违约损失的计划，也不愿意从银行手里收购资产。
It's not always easy to buy the perfect pair of men's jeans, especially since most of us would rather go to the dentist than spend a long time trying on clothes.
选择合适的男士牛仔裤通常是件不容易的事，特别是再从我们中的大部分人宁愿去看牙医也不愿意花长时间来穿衣服的时候。
This might require some additional code or infrastructure that would not be promoted to production, but rather would exist strictly for performance testing purposes.
这可能需要一些不会推广到生产环境中的额外代码或基础设施，这些代码或基础设施将严格用于性能测试目的。
Don't tell me I didn't think about it. I would rather prefer to live like this, where at least I can have my son by me at night.
我宁可过现在这样的生活，至少儿子可以在晚上陪我。
Most of us would rather be charred to ashes from over-excitement than turned to dust a failure before our time.
我们中大多数人宁愿过分兴奋而被烧成灰烬，而不愿在我们这个时代面前，转变方向以抹去(dust)失败的灰尘。
If you want your steak cooked just how you like it, would you rather talk to the bus boy or the chef that's actually cooking it?
如果想要你的牛排按照你喜欢的方式烹饪，你是要和一个巴士男孩说，还是应该和那个真正在烹饪牛排的大厨讲呢？
If you want your steak cooked just how you like it, would you rather talk to the bus boy or the chef that's actually cooking it?
如果想要你的牛排按照你喜欢的方式烹饪，你是要和一个巴士男孩说，还是应该和那个真正在烹饪牛排的大厨讲呢？
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