would rather...than

Now in Beijing, many citizens would rather ride than drive.

在北京，现在许多人宁愿骑车也不开车。

He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.

他非常崇尚自由，不自由，毋宁死。

Liu Hulan would rather die than surrender before the enemy.

刘胡兰在敌人面前宁死不屈。

Ferrari said that the design of its concept car, with its batteries positioned below the floorpan, would improve rather than hinder its performance by lowering the centre of gravity.

法拉利表示，概念车的电池被安置在浅盘形地板下方，这种设计能降低重心，从而提高而非妨碍其性能。

He would rather die than go back on his comrades.

他宁死不出卖自己的同志。

The mother would rather die than lose her child.

那位母亲宁可自己死去也不愿失去孩子。

And I told them you would rather than lose two of your closest friends.

你会的，我告诉他们你不愿失去两个朋友。

He would rather play than do homework.

他宁愿玩也不愿做作业。

Exit the program as you normally would rather than exiting the application from the Desktop.

按您常用的方式退出程序，而不从桌面上退出。

Kids would rather play than study

孩子们宁愿玩也不愿学习。

He would rather die than be a convict.

他宁愿死也不愿当囚犯。

I would rather be honest with people than tell them that there is going to be some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

我宁肯实话实说也不愿意给予他们不切实际的期望。

She would rather die than give a speech.

她宁愿死也不愿意做演讲。

They said that they would rather die than abandon their home.

他们说他们宁愿死也不放弃他们的家园。

In the last ditch we would rather die than surrender.

我们守可战死，绝不投降。

I would rather die than to go anywhere without him.

我宁死也不肯离开他。

It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。

It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time

当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木，会比一下子疏剪完效果好。

I would rather sleep than watch this movie.

我宁愿睡觉也不看这步电影。

Conducting such as suffering, would rather die than active.

视学如苦海，宁死不主动。

They would rather work than live on welfare.

他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。

He would rather die than live in dishonour.

他宁死不愿忍辱偷生。

She would rather die than marry that man.

她宁愿死也不愿嫁给那个男的。

She would rather die than turn against his motherland.

她宁可死也不去背叛祖国。

He would rather die than lower his colours.

他宁死不屈。

A man of unyielding character, he would rather break than bend.

他生就一身傲骨，宁折不弯。

They would rather work than live on welfare .

他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。

He would rather die than see any harm come to Pip.

他宁死也不愿看到皮普受到伤害。

This group of people would rather follow than lead.

这群人宁愿被动也不愿意主动。

The soldiers vowed that they would rather die than surrender.

士兵们发誓宁死不降。