宁愿

If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.~Albert Einstein

如果我早些知道，我宁愿作一名修表匠。

Albert Einstein once said:"If I know that the atomic bomb hazards, I would rather be a watchmaker."

爱因斯坦曾经说过："如果我知道原子弹的危害，我宁愿是一个钟表匠。"

I ' d rather listen to some music than watchTV .

我宁愿听听音乐而不想看电视。

The crew say they would rather remain on the well-stocked island than face trial and inevitable hanging in England.

那些闹事的水手们说他们宁愿呆在这物品充足的岛上，而不愿回国受审，面临那无法逃脱的绞刑。

But let's say I can't stand people who constantly complain, whinge, and choose to be miserable while they DON'T do a single thing to lift themselves out of their misery.

但是我更无法忍受那些经常抱怨，哀怨的人，因为他们宁愿选择悲伤也不愿意做一件事情去让他们脱离悲伤。

I'd prefer a useful one rather than a white elephant.

我宁愿要好用的也不愿意要便宜的累赘。

I'm sure Cassidy would rather be buried|behind the whorehouse.

我敢肯定卡西迪宁愿安葬在妓院后面

But I'd rather we spent the budget in the wind tunnel.

但是我宁愿我们的预算花费在风洞。

And at the same time he felt a bit wistful, too – I could see that.

它像一个害相思病的，宁愿死也要拽着你。

Oompare with to abandon ,I would like to keep working.

相比于放弃，我宁愿坚持工作。

In the negative and interrogative forms, of course, this is identical to the non-emphatic forms.

。但是，在否定句或疑问句里，这种带有"do"的方法表达的效果却没有什么强调的意思。

Go down on one's knees;kneel down

屈膝跪下。。。下跪祈祷