雅思考试必备短语词组 would sooner
释义:
would sooner 宁愿;宁可
例句:
I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.
我宁愿不睡觉也不愿错过晚间课程。
If I were a young man I would sooner go to prison than fight for this country.
如果我还是个年轻人,我宁可坐牢也不愿为这个国家去打仗。
Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes.
福特起誓说,他宁愿把自己的工厂烧毁,也不为战争生产一辆汽车。
I would sooner he came here now.
我倒希望他现在来这里。
I would sooner we had dinner now.
我宁愿我们现在就吃晚餐。
They would sooner they were beggars.
他们倒希望自己是乞丐。
I could do it myself but I would sooner you did it.
我自己也可以做,但我宁愿你去做。
I would sooner you had known nothing about it.
我宁愿你对此事一无所知。
They would sooner sink the ship than surrender.
他们宁可沉船也决不投降。
He would sooner die than consent to such a plan.
他宁死也不肯同意这种计划。
I would sooner die at once than live in this agony.
与其生存在这种痛苦中,我宁肯早死的好。
I would sooner my daughter attended a public school.
但愿我的女儿能上公立学校。
He would sooner let the world turn into drifting powder.
他宁愿让这世界化成灰烬。
I need a helping hand, but I would sooner you didn't join me.
我需要帮助,但我宁愿你别来。(事实上他还没来)
I would sooner read a timetable or a catalogue than nothing at all.
如果没有东西可读,我就会去读时刻表或者产品目录之类的东西。
He would sooner resign than take part in such dishonest business deals.
他宁愿辞职,也不愿参与那样不诚实的买卖。
She would sooner resign than take part in such dishonest business deals.
她宁可辞职也不愿参与这种不正当的买卖。
Whoever won the election would sooner or later have to slash the deficit.
无论谁最后赢得选举,早晚都必须消减赤字。