41 Preference
41 偏愛
asking waht someone prefers...
詢問某人較喜歡什么?
A:Which do you like better, orange or lemon?
A:橘子和檸檬你更喜歡哪個？
B:I like orange better.B:Why?
B:我更喜歡橘子.A:為什么?
B:Because orange is much more to my taste.
B:因為橘子更適合我的口味.
……or ……,what's it to be?
……或……，你挑哪一個？（較隨便）
A:We can go to the cinema or saty at home watching TV,what's it to be?
A:我們可以去看電影也可以在家里看電視，你挑哪一個？
B:As far as I'm concemed,
B:就我而言，
staying at home is more comtortable than going to the movies.
在家里比看電影更舒服。
A:Thanks ,dear.I feel so tired atfer a whole day's work.
A:謝謝，親愛的。工作一天我累極了。
Would you rather ……？
你想……嗎？（通用）
A:What's up? You look depressed.
A:怎么了？你看上去很不高興。
B:I just had a quarrel with him.
B:我剛和他吵了一架。
A:Would you rather I taught him a lesson for you?
A:你想讓我教訓教訓他嗎？
B:No,thanks.
不用了，謝謝。
How do……compare,in your opinion?
在你看來，……和……相比怎么樣？（較正式）
A:How do Mark and Jones compare,in your opinion?
A:在你看來，和瓊斯相比馬克怎么樣？
B:Generally speaking,Mark's personality is much more agreeable than Jones
B:總的看來，我認為馬克比瓊斯性格更讓人喜歡。
A:May I venture to ask if you've decided to employ Mark?
A:我能冒昧地問一問你是否決定雇傭馬克了呢？
B:Possibly.
B:有可能。
The choice is yours,……or……？
你來選，……還是……？（較正式）
A:Both of the two young ladies are the candidates for the position
A:這兩位小姐都是這個職位的候選人。
B:The question is we only need one.
B:問題是我們只需要一名。
A:Right.The choice is yours, the tall one or the short one?
A:是的。你來選，高個的還是矮個的？
B:I should take the taller one for the choice.
B:要我選我就選高個的。
Stating what one prefers
說明某人較喜歡什么
……my favorite……
是我喜歡的……。（較隨便）
A:Who's your favorite film star?
A:你最喜歡的電影明星是誰？
B:Tom Hanks is always my favorite film star.
B:我一直喜歡湯姆.漢克斯。
A:What films feature him?
A:他主演了什么片子？
B:Many!
B:有很多呢！
Well,……is more fun to me
對我來說，……更有趣。（通用）
A:Which is more interesting to you,flying kites or going roller-skating?
A:你覺得放風箏和滑旱冰哪個更有趣？
B:Well,flyling kites is more fun fo me.
B:對我來說，放風箏更有趣。
A:I've got no kite. Do you have one?
A:我沒有風箏，你有嗎？
B:Let's go and buy one.
B:咱們去買一個吧。
For me,the best thing is ……
對我來說，最好是……。（通用）
A:It's a lovely day, isn't it?
A:今天天兒真好！
B:Yeah.How about going for a swim or a picnic? Which seems better?
B:是啊。去游泳或去野餐怎么樣？哪個更好？
A:For me,the best thing is to take a rest.
A:對我來說，最好是休息。
As far as I'm concemed,the best……is
……就我而言，最好的是……（通用）
A:Do you prefer the red one or the green one?
A:你喜歡紅的還是綠的？
B:As far as I'm concerned, the best color is brown.
B:我認為最好的顏色是棕色。
A:I'm sorry to say the brown ones have been soid out.
A:很抱歉棕色的已經賣光了。
B:What a pity!
B:真遺憾！
I favor……over all the others.
我最喜歡……。（通用）
A:I favor Chinese Team over all the others.
A:我最喜歡中國隊。
B:I don't think it's the best one,though.
B:我想它不是最好的隊呀。
A:I'm Chinese.
A:我是中國人。
On the whole,I find ……more enjoyable than……
總的說來，我覺得……比……更有意思。（通用）
A:Would you prefer riding a bike or riding a bus?
A:喜歡騎自行車還是乘公共汽車？
B:On the whole,I find riding a bike more enjoyable than riding a bus
B:總的說來，我覺得騎自行車比乘公共汽車更有意思。
A:I agree. And riding a bicycle will do good to your health.
A:我同意你的看法，騎自行車有益身體健康。
My choice would always be……
我總是偏愛……。（通用）
A:Which is your preference, tea or coffee?
A:茶和咖啡你更喜歡哪一個？
B:My choice would always be tea.
B:我總是偏愛茶。
A:When did you form this hobby?
A:你什么時候養成了這個習慣？
B:Last year when I visited China.
B:去年我訪問中國的時候。
I'd prefer to……,if possible.
如有可能我寧愿……。（通用）
A:DO you have any plan for your future?
A:你對將來有什么打算？
B:I'd prefer to go abroad, if possible.
B:如有可能我寧愿出國。
A:Many people are striving for going abroad nowadays.
A:近來每個人都在設法出國
It seems to be a trend.
好像是個潮流。
B:I'm one of them.
B:我也是其中一個。
Best thing would be to……
最好是……。（通用）
A：We've got everything ready. what should we do next?
A:我們已經準備好了。下一步該做什么呢？
B:Best thing would be to have a check again.
B:最好是再檢查一遍。
A:Yeah,you've got a point there.
A:是啊，這話有道理。
I really find……more to my taste.
我的確覺得……更合我的口味。（較正式）
A:Where would you like to have your dinner?
A:你想在哪兒吃晚飯？
B:I don't care as long as it's a Chinese restaurant.
B:只要是中餐館哪兒都行。
A:You don't like Westem food?
A:你不喜歡西餐嗎？
B:I reall find Chinese dishes more to my taste.
B:我的確覺得國國菜更合我的口味。
I must say I have a strong preference for…
我得說我對……有強烈的偏愛。（較正式）
A:Which attracts you more,
哪個你更喜歡
may I ask,modem architecture or classical architecture?
現代建筑還是古典建筑
B:I must say I have a strong prefernce for classical architecture.
B:我對古典建筑有強烈的偏愛。
A:Then I can tell you are a conventioal architect.
A:那么可以說你是個傳統建筑師了。
B:To some extent,you're right.
B:從某種程度上講可以這么說。
……or…… I leave it to you to decide.
要么……，要么……，你來決定。（較正式）
A:The meeting is supposed to begin at 9 o'clock,right?
A:會議定在9點開始，對嗎？
B:Yes,and it's already 9:30.
B:不錯，現在已經9：30了。
A:But many members haven't turned up yet.
A:可是許多人還沒有露面呢。
B:We could either put off the meeting or cancel it.I leave it to yo to decide
B:我們要么把會議推遲，要么把會議取消。你來決定。
On balance,……appeals to me more than……
總的說來，……比……對我更有吸引力。（較正式
A:Which appeals more,dress designing or gardening?
A:服裝設計和園林設計哪個更有吸引力？
B:On balance,dress designging appeals to me more.A:Why?
B:總的說來，服裝設計對我更有吸引力。A:為什么？
B:I don't know,either.I just feel that way.
B:我也不知道，只是感覺。
Rather than ……,I'd prefer to……
與其……我寧可……。（較正式）
A:Why don't you wash the dishes?
A:怎么不洗碗呢？
B:Rather than spend hours at the kitchen sink,I'd prefer to buy a dishwasher
B:與其在廚房水槽旁浪費幾個小時，我寧可去買一臺洗碗機。
A:Be realistic!We Can't afford a dishwasher
A:現實點吧！我們買不起洗碗機。
B:Then you have to act as a dishwasher yourseIf
B:那么你就是自己當洗碗機了！