A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
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I'm tired of feeling bad I'd rather feel nothing.
我厌倦了糟糕的感觉，我宁愿什么都不感觉。
Most drama in our lives is really rather squalid.
我们生活中的大多数戏剧都相当肮脏。
I would rather be with my kids than anybody else.
我宁愿和我的孩子们在一起，也不愿和任何人在一起。
I had rather be called a journalist than an artist.
我宁愿被称为记者也不愿被称为艺术家。
I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.
我宁愿认识一个正直的人，也不愿拥有一平方英里。
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
给我准备好的手，而不是准备好的舌头。
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
不要为成功而奋斗，要为有价值而奋斗。
Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt.
与其负债累累，不如不吃晚饭就上床睡觉。
I don't hate you, i'd just rather avoid you completely.
我不恨你，我只是想完全避开你。
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
我宁愿在村子里当第一名，也不愿在罗马当第二名。
Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
宁可选择灵魂坚强，不要选择身体强壮。
One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.
微笑而不是愤怒的人总是更坚强。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
I'm the type of person who would rather stay home than get my picture taken.
我是那种宁愿呆在家里也不愿给我拍照的人。
What is broken is broken - and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.
破碎的就是破碎的——我宁愿记住它最好的样子，也不愿把它修补好，然后一辈子看着那些破碎的地方。
A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.
一幅画必须具有产生光的真正力量，很长一段时间以来，我一直有意识地通过光，或者说在光中表达自己。
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
选择妻子要用耳朵，不要用眼睛。
But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
但是，由于许多人努力获取知识而不是生活得很好，他们经常受到欺骗，从他们的劳动中收获很少或没有好处。
I'd rather say no and have said no and do say no often. I walk away from projects if it doesn't feel right; if it's not the right team of people pulling in together or if the script isn't right. It could be a great idea but the script doesn't work.
我宁愿说不，说过不，也经常说不。如果感觉不对，我就退出项目;如果不是正确的团队或者脚本不正确。这可能是个好主意，但剧本行不通。