12% of the children sampled said they prefer cats to dogs.

在被抽样调查的孩子中，12%说他们喜欢猫胜过喜欢狗。

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They prefer to live in houses.

他们更喜欢住在大房子里。

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Some say they prefer the flavour.

有些人则说他们更喜欢这个口味。

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They prefer that it remain a mystery, much like Edgar Allan Poe himself.

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Well, early on children start off and they prefer the melody of their own language.

儿童在出生早期,喜欢他们自己语言的旋律

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Some people prefer only taking the courses that they want to take. What do you think of that?

一些人只愿意学习他们喜欢的课程。你对此怎么看？

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In fact, the best umpires usually go unnoticed and they prefer it that way.

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Instead, they prefer to unite around consensus issues like border security, temporary workers and workplace enforcement.

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Men also have a tougher time multi-tasking and they prefer to keep their emotions to themselves.

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