查询词典 would rather

Otter, who was standing on the hearthrug, describing to an admiring circle of friends exactly how he would have managed things had he been there, came forward with a shout, threw his arm round Toad's neck, and tried to take him round the room in triumphal progress; but Toad, in a mild way, was rather snubby to him, remarking gently, as he disengaged himself, 'Badger's was the mastermind; the Mole and the Water Rat bore the brunt of the fighting; I merely served in the ranks and did little or nothing.

水獭正站在炉毯上，对一群贵客描述，假如他当时在场，会怎样做。看到蟾蜍，他大叫一声跑过来，甩开两臂，一把搂住他的脖子，要拉他在屋里英雄式地绕场一周。可是蟾蜍温和地表示不屑。挣脱了他的双臂，婉转地说："獾才是出谋划策的主帅，鼹鼠和河鼠是战斗的主力军，而我，只不过是行伍里的一名小卒子，干得很少，可以说没干什么。"

Wells, who was attacked by Lewis for a narrow and unfeeling "humanism", feared this, and he did indeed believe that the world would be better off if governed by a technocracy of trained, literate and numerate experts rather than by a hereditary ruling class or by demagogues elected through manipulation of an uninformed democracy.

威尔斯对此很恐惧——而刘易斯以狭隘而又冷酷的"人道主义"对其加以批评，并且他确实相信，如果世界在训练有素的技术官僚、学者和数学家的统治下，会比在世袭贵族，和在被无知的民主政治操纵下的选举中产生的政治家手中更好。

And why would a high-flying manager accept a temporary job rather than holding out for a permanent one?

为什么一个胸怀大志的经理人要接受一个临时工作而不垂青于固定长久工作？

But premium lovers are passionate."I would simply curtail driving rather than switch grades," says Bill Teater of Mount Vernon, Ohio, who puts high-test in both his Cadillacs, though only one recommends it. He's sure both the DeVille and the Escalade run rough and lack pep on regular.

但是热爱高标号油的人热情高涨，住在俄亥俄州乌蒙山的比尔梯特説"我宁愿开少点也不换标号"虽然他的两辆卡迪拉克中只有一辆建议使用高级油，他却两辆都加高标号的，他确定他的卡迪拉克迪威和卡迪拉克埃斯克雷用普通油会不平顺，缺乏动力。

But premium lovers are passionate."I would simply curtail driving rather than switch grades," says Bill Teater of Mount Vernon, Ohio, who puts high-test in both his Cadillacs, though only one recommends it. Hes sure both the DeVille and the Escalade run rough and lack pep on regular.

但是热爱高标号油的人热情高涨，住在俄亥俄州乌蒙山的比尔梯特説"我宁愿开少点也不换标号"虽然他的两辆卡迪拉克中只有一辆建议使用高级油，他却两辆都加高标号的，他确定他的卡迪拉克迪威和卡迪拉克埃斯克雷用普通油会不平顺，缺乏动力。

Rather than discussing higher derivative gravity (where our lunch discussion took off) I would like to discuss a much simpler system.

而不是讨论高阶导数引力我要讨论一个非常简单的系统。

Well, Hitler, what would you rather do?

好的， 希特勒，你宁愿干什么呢？

Lebanon's embattled prime minister yesterday said Israel's fierce military offensive would backfire, suggesting it could bolster support for the Hizbollah group rather than undermine it.

处境艰难的黎巴嫩总理福阿德·辛纽拉昨日表示，以色列猛烈的军事打击将适得其反，指出这反而可能提高黎巴嫩真主党的支持率。

If I were in your shoes, I would study at home rather than go out and play basketball.

如果我是你的话，我就会呆在家里学习，而不是出去打球。

Most of the hoopla about him has been about what he is, rather than what he would do.

他吸引人之处并不在他提出的方案，而在他本人。

Singer Leona Lewis and former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page emerged as the bus transformed into a grass-covered carnival float, and the pair combined for a rendition of "Whole Lotta Love".

歌手leona刘易斯和前率领的飞艇的吉他手吉米页出现巴士转化为基层所涵盖的嘉年华花车，和一双合并为一移交&整个lotta爱&。

This is Kate, and that's Erin.

这是凯特，那个是爱朗。