1、It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.(當(dāng)初要是分幾個冬天來疏剪樹木，會比一次性疏剪要更好些。)
2、A bicycle lane would encourage them to use bicycles to commute, and so would reduce rush-hour traffic rather than fostering an increase.(一條自行車道會鼓勵他們騎自行車上下班，這樣會減少高峰時間的交通，而不是促進(jìn)增長交通量。)
3、Some people would argue that governments should focus on raising funds for people rather than paying attention to wild animals.(有些人認(rèn)為政府應(yīng)該集中精力為人們籌集資金，而不是關(guān)注野生動物。)
4、They would rather work than live on welfare.(他們寧愿工作而不愿靠社會保障金過活。)
5、It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.(用鐵路運(yùn)送這批貨物會比用公路好。)
6、He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.(他會被平級調(diào)動，而非被降職。)
7、Ben Weatherstaff says the robin is so conceited he would rather have stones thrown at him than not be noticed.(本·韋瑟斯塔夫說知更鳥太自大了，寧愿別人朝他扔石頭，也要引起別人的注意。)
8、Parents often give their children rewards for passing exams, which would make children attach more attention to exams rather than study.(孩子通過考試，父母常會給他們獎勵，這可能會讓孩子更加關(guān)注考試而不是學(xué)習(xí)。)
9、The one in the House bill would have to negotiate rates with providers, rather than using Medicare rates, as many reformers wanted.(眾議院將不得不與供應(yīng)商就法案中的一項條款來協(xié)商利率，而不能像許多改革者所希望的那樣使用醫(yī)保利率。)
10、However, if Mona Lisa was a famous novel, few people would bother to go to a museum to read the writer's actual manuscript rather than a printed reproduction.(然而，如果《蒙娜麗莎》是一部著名的小說，可能幾乎沒有人會放著印刷好的副本不看，而去博物館參觀作者本人當(dāng)年的手稿了。)
11、I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.(我寧愿把時間花在麗貝卡身上，也不愿花在廚房里。)
12、I mean, isn't it more sensible to think that a smaller heavenly body would orbit a larger one, rather than the opposite?(我的意思是，如果一個更小的天體會繞一個更大的天體運(yùn)行，而不是大的圍著小的轉(zhuǎn)，不是更合理嗎？)
13、Indeed, while you might assume that an exhibition of Land Art would consist only of records of works rather than the works themselves, Long's photograph of his work is the work.(的確，盡管你可能會認(rèn)為一場大地藝術(shù)展覽只會包括作品的記錄而不是作品本身，但隆的作品的照片就是他的作品。)
14、Still, most people would probably rather feel a positive emotion than a negative one.(不過，大多數(shù)人可能更愿意感受積極的情緒，而不是消極的情緒。)
15、Kids would rather play than study.(孩子們寧愿玩而不愿學(xué)習(xí)。)
16、I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill.(我寧愿付整頓飯錢而不愿看著9個朋友仔細(xì)算計、分?jǐn)傎~單。)
17、A lot of people are in a rush, and it's very difficult to keep careful, for they would rather care for their speed than your safety.(很多人都在趕時間，很難保持小心謹(jǐn)慎，因為他們更關(guān)心自己的速度，而不是你的安全。)
18、Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews.(航空公司寧愿增添新機(jī)組人員而不愿對老的機(jī)組人員進(jìn)行再培訓(xùn)。)
19、He would, for example, rather die in the battle than risk living in a different way and being called a "coward" or "not a man".(例如，他寧可在戰(zhàn)斗中死去，也不愿冒險換一種方式生活，并被稱為“懦夫”或“不像個男人"。)
20、However, please do not forget that there are some swindlers, theywould rather than the Spring Festival, but also the cause of the end.(但是，請不要忘記有一些騙子，他們寧可春節(jié)不休，也要將“事業(yè)”進(jìn)行到底也。)
21、I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default.(我寧可把錢付給個人，也不會毫無選擇就把錢交給國家。)
22、It would be lovely to get more hand-written letters from friends and family rather than just e-mails, I think.(我想，如果能收到更多來自朋友和家人的手寫信件，而不僅僅是電子郵件，那該多好啊。)
23、Therefore, it would be in our financial interest to purchase a retail space in Palm Grove rather than in Sandida Heights.(因此，購買PalmGrove比購買SandidaHeights的零售空間更符合我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)利益。)
24、He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.(他本人如此信奉自由，以至于寧死也不愿沒有自由地活著。)
25、The wheel would need to withstand immense and constantly changing stresses as it rotated, so to make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together.(輪子旋轉(zhuǎn)時需要承受巨大的和不斷變化的壓力，所以要使結(jié)構(gòu)更堅固，鋼的部分要用螺栓連接，而不是焊接在一起。)
26、She explained how proud she and his father would be if he managed to fill the toilet rather than his diaper.(她解釋說，如果他能在廁所而不是尿布大小便，她和他的父親會感到多么自豪。)
27、Smith says, "Kids of all ages who expect that a parent would feel happy about a child's confession are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie."(史密斯說：“所有年齡段的孩子，認(rèn)為父母會對孩子的坦誠感到高興的話，更有可能說真話而不是撒謊?！?
28、Most people would rather stay up late than get up early to finish their work, which definitely would do harm to their heath.(多數(shù)人比起早前工作更喜歡熬夜工作，這必然會損害健康。)
29、If people have the opportunity to get a secure job, they should take it right away rather than wait for a job that would be more satisfying.(如果人們有機(jī)會獲得一份穩(wěn)定的工作，那么他們應(yīng)該立即抓住機(jī)會，而不是等待一份更令人滿意的工作。)
