I preferred it that way... or maybe even shirtless.

我更喜欢这种方式。或者甚至赤膊上阵。

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It was a loaded question and I preferred not to comment.

这是个带有圈套的问题，还是不作评论为好。

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By the time we got to middle school, it was clear that my older brother preferred meditation, while I was a born performer who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage.

到我们上中学的时候，很明显，我哥哥更喜欢冥想，而我是一个天生的表演者，更喜欢戏剧，即使在舞台下也是这样。

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In the Basel I there were Tier I capital requirements and they defined Tier I capital as capital in a certain form -it's stockholders equity plus preferred stock.

第一次巴塞尔协议提出了一级资本要求,他们将一级资本定义为,一种特定形式的资本金,就是股东权益加上优先股

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Now, I know there are some who would have preferred a protracted political fight, even if it had meant higher taxes for all Americans, even if it had meant an end to unemployment insurance for those who are desperately looking for work.

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However, I found the new iPhone screen much easier to hold and manipulate than its larger rivals and preferred it.

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But his philosophy - and it is the same for most of the goalkeepers I have spoken to - was that he always preferred a quiet game.

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