Not wanting to make my controversial views known yet , i preferred to follow the crowd for a while . 我还不想公开我那些会引起争论的观点，宁可暂且随大溜。
Nations are governed by self interest, but they prefer to believe that their aims are altruistic . 各国都只考虑自己的利益，却总愿意相信自己的目标是大公无私的。
Nations are governed by self-interest, but they prefer to believe that their aims are altruistic . 各国都只考虑自己的利益，却总愿意相信自己的目标是大公无私的。
Frost was a regional poet and the region he preferred to live in and write about was new england . 佛洛斯特是一个乡土诗人，他所熟悉的和笔下描绘的地方是新英格兰。
I really would prefer to go back to my unit. i'm not really the administrative type, if you see what i mean . 我实在想回部队去，我不是做行政工作的料。您理解我的意思吗？
Gretchen knew that billy would have preferred to stand at the gate so that he could be first to board the plane . 格丽卿知道比利宁愿站在出口处，这样能使他第一个登上飞机。
People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air . 人们在长途旅行时，往往必须决定他们究竟愿意乘车，坐船还是搭飞机。
Although americans are very informal, if you prefer to be more formal in social situations, you may freely act in your own way . 美国人固然不拘礼节，但是你在社交场合中如果高兴守点礼节，尽可照你自己的方式做。
We are surfeited with italian cities for the present, and much prefer to walk the familiar quarter-deck and view this one from a distance . 目前对意大利城市可玩腻了，大家情愿在走惯的后甲板上溜达，远远眺望这座城市。
