would rather单词相关例句：
I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading 宁为穷汉住搁楼，拥有好书任我读，不愿身居帝王位，纵有好书不爱读。
I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold. 我宁愿得到人们的深情至爱，而不愿黄金成雄。
I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. 我宁可看到青年人脸红，也不愿看到他脸色变得苍白。
I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. ( M. P. Cato )——    我宁可看到青年人脸红，也不愿看到它脸色变得苍白。（加图）
I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance. 我宁可让我的人民笑我的节省,也不愿让他们为我的奢侈而哭泣.
I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance.——Oscar ll, Swedish king  我宁愿让我的人民嘲笑我的的小气也不愿让他们为我的挥霍而哭泣。瑞典国王奥斯卡二世  "
I would rather eat an apple than a donut. It's healthier!
相比甜甜圈，我更愿意吃苹果，这个更健康！

I would rather be laughed at than quarrel with him.

我宁愿被嘲笑，也不愿和他吵架。

Females, in other words, would rather choose which males inseminate them.

换句话说，雌性更愿意选择那些让它们授精的雄性。

Though the City of Silk be delectable, I would rather turn home quickly.

锦城虽云乐， 不如早还家。

than单词相关例句：
It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill. 与其抱怨，不如积善。
It is better to fight for justice than to rail at the ill.——Alfreds Tennyson, Bitish writer与其责骂罪恶，不如伸张正义。英国作家  丁尼生
A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。
Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched.——Thomas Fuller, American inventor使人高兴的或者沮丧的，与其说是事实，还不如说是攀比。美国发明家  富勒  T
Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
False friends are worse than open enemies. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child. 逆子无情甚于蛇蝎.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth is to have a thankless child.——William Shakespeare, British dramatist 逆子无情甚于蛇蝎。英国剧作家 莎士比亚W.
A valiant man's look is more than a coward's sword. 勇士的神色胜过懦夫的刀剑。
Many words cut (or hurt) more than swords. 恶语伤人胜刀见。