However, please do not forget that there are some swindlers, they would rather than the Spring Festival, but also the cause of the end.

但是，请不要忘记有一些骗子，他们宁可春节不休，也要将“事业”进行到底也。

I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default.

我宁可把钱付给个人，也不会毫无选择就把钱交给国家。

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来疏剪树木，会比一次性疏剪要更好些。

Ben Weatherstaff says the robin is so conceited he would rather have stones thrown at him than not be noticed.

本·韦瑟斯塔夫说知更鸟太自大了，宁愿别人朝他扔石头，也要引起别人的注意。