Many graduates prefer a safe civil-service career to the vicissitudes of starting a business.

德国毕业生有一个安稳的公务员职业，也不经历创业的沧桑。

They prefer to discipline themselves rather than be disciplined by others.

他们自我约束，也不受制于人。

I would rather have shown him my love.

我向他表露我的爱。

He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.

他时间花在自己的业余爱好上。

I'd rather forfeit the bail than risk having two of my kids go to jail.

我被没收保释金 也不能冒 让我两个孩子都进监的危险。

So you prefer to be an optimist rather than pessimist?

因此，您做一个乐观主义者，而不是悲观主义者？

Many philosophers prefer to live an inward and immaterial life.

哲学家选择过一种重精神而不重物质的生活。

I'd rather take my chances on the street, thank you very much.

我在大街上寻找机会，谢谢。

Many Black voters preferred to exercise their franchise in person or didn't trust the mail.

黑人选民亲自行使他们的选举权，也不相信邮件。

He tended to dismiss adversaries as fools, rather than as merely mistaken, or half-right.

他将自己的对手看成是一个个的傻子也不意将他们当成只是有一点点的学术过失或对学术方面是一知半解的人。

You would rather take a bullet than support your granddaughter?

你中一枪也不想来支持你的孙女吗？

I have to work overtime quite regularly and I would prefer not to.

我经常要加班，我不加班。

So, he'd rather come to us and keep things quiet.

所以，他来找我们，不想声张。

I like being a beautiful flower in a garden much more than being a human!

我在花园里当一朵好看的花也不想做个人类！

It is for this reason that most of us would rather love than be loved.

正因如此，我们大数人都爱而不被爱。

He would rather shut it down and hold it hostage for his beloved wall.

他为了他自己心爱的那堵墙而将、关闭政府作为要挟。

I would rather have my tongue nailed to this table every morning at breakfast.

那我每天早餐都舌头钉在这张桌子上。

I might as well have crashed my car while I was smelling a candle.

我在闻蜡烛的时候撞车。

A year that most of us would prefer to forget.

我们大数人忘记的一年。

Thank you, but I'd rather die behind the chemical sheds.

谢谢，但是我死在化工棚后面。