He preferred reading at home on rainy days.

下雨天他宁愿在家看书。

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I preferred reading books and watching TV to playing football that time.

那个时候，我更喜欢读书和看电视，而不是去踢足球。

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Both his parents taught Japanese literature, but he preferred reading second-hand pulp-fiction novels picked up in the port city of Kobe.

村上父母都是日本文学教授，但他本人却更喜欢阅读神户淘来的二手通俗小说。

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Tablets were preferred for reading, watching videos, researching products and services, purchasing products and services, researching travel arrangements and booking travel arrangements.

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