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

许多德国毕业生宁愿有一个安稳的公务员职业，也不愿经历创业的沧桑。

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

他们宁愿自约束，也不愿受制于人。

I would rather have shown him my love.

宁愿向他表露的爱。

He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.

他宁愿把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.

宁愿被没收保释金 也不能冒 让两个孩子都进监的危险。

So you prefer to be an optimist rather than pessimist?

因此，您宁愿做一个义者，而不是悲义者？

Many philosophers prefer to live an inward and immaterial life.

许多哲学家宁愿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.

宁愿在大街上寻找机会，谢谢。

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

许多黑人选民宁愿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.

他宁愿将自己的对手看成是一个个的傻子也不愿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?

你宁愿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.

经常要加班，宁愿不加班。

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

所以，他宁愿来找们，不想声张。

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

宁愿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，们大多数人都宁愿爱而不愿被爱。

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

他宁愿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.

那宁愿每天早餐都把舌头钉在这张桌子上。

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

宁愿在闻蜡烛的时候撞车。

A year that most of us would prefer to forget.

们大多数人宁愿忘记的一年。

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

谢谢，但是宁愿死在化工棚后面。