I had sooner live in the city than on a farm. 我寧愿住在城里不愿住在農場。
I had just as soon he stayed out of the quarrel. 我寧愿他置身于爭論之外。
I became a refugee rather than return to our village precisely because I had a little moral integrity left. 我所以寧可逃出來做難民，不肯回鄉，也不過為了這一點點氣節。
Mrs Clay's affections had overpowered her interest, and she had sacrificed, for the young man's sake, the possibility of scheming longer for Sir Walter. 克萊夫人的感情戰勝了她的利欲，她本來可以繼續追求沃爾特爵士，可是為了那個年輕人，她寧可放棄這場追求。
