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Ballard shunned the gossipy London literary circuit, preferring the company of a few close friends and family.

巴拉德有意逃避乐于流布传闻的伦敦文学圈，他喜欢与三两知己及家人在一起。

He has spurned the front-line, preferring to confine himself in youth and rural politics.

他宁可将自己局限于青年和乡野政治中也不愿走上台前。

He arrived himself. . . to give her the fullest conviction, by the power of actual comparison, of her preferring his younger brother.

他本人回来了…现在她经过实际的比较，完全相信她更喜欢他的弟弟。

After the birth, Ms Bousada insisted that she did not want money for her story, preferring to guard the privacy of the twins.

孩子刚出生时，玛丽亚声称她不想出卖她的故事，宁愿隐藏这对双胞胎的来历。

Up to now, the Chinese have consistently denied they were among the top rank, preferring to be seen as part of the emerging world.

直到现在，中国还坚持拒绝承认自己是一个大国，它更喜欢把自己看做新兴世界的一部分。

A feminist, she "found most women wanting" , preferring the company of men.

身为女权主义者，她“发现很多女人有所欠缺”，更愿意与男人为伍。

And he never wants to leave the house at night, preferring to watch classic black-and-white movies on TV.

Big晚上绝不出门，而是看电视里的黑白电影。

Blair rarely went out dining or drinking with members of his party, preferring to go home to his wife and kids.

布莱尔很少和党内成员们出去赶饭局，而是回家陪妻子和孩子。

That little bunny rabbit had crawled through the cage, preferring a featherbed, no doubt to snuggling up with its litter mates!

那只小兔宝宝已经爬过笼子，选择了羽毛床，毫无疑问它到同窝伙伴处取暖！

A man of perfect practice has no difficulty in forgetting his country, power and preferring leisure and quiet place.

作为一个修行完备的人，他忘掉天下、忘掉权位、好闲静处比较容易。

As for preferring the Reagan end of the Reagan-Mitterrand spectrum, I guess you did not have to go out so much on a limb there.

至于在里根-密特朗时代中倾向于里根式，我猜你原本没有必要再这些枝节上大做文章。

Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.

她天性谦虚，从不自吹，喜欢以自己的成就来表明一切。

Preferring to stick to the status quo when faced with unexpected upheaval tends to lead to a sense of helplessness and distress.

当面临意想不到的剧变，你喜欢坚持现状，这往往会引起一种无助感、悲伤感。

I began to keep away from home as much as possible, preferring the simplicity of the streets to the worried, empty talk at home.

我只好尽量躲出去，与其在家听愁眉苦脸的空谈，真不如上街图个清净。

Professional athletes who get concussions should also take time off, but many do not, preferring to get right back in the game.

Professional运动员还应该抽出一部分时间，但很多人不，宁愿马上回在游戏中。

I do not like the word "Pet" , but preferring the word "Animal" instead.

我不喜欢这个词“宠物”，但宁愿用“动物”，而不是。

In these circles, youth and beauty reign supreme, with most men preferring the company of a sugar baby in their early-to-mid twenties.

在这个圈子里，青春和美貌是至高无上的，大部分男人偏好找二十出头的“糖妞”作为陪伴。

preferring to be known exclusively through the medium of his own brush.

他宁愿世人看到的是独特地通过画笔呈现的自己。

I told HR what was going on and they paid me to leave, preferring to protect their manager rather than cause a stink.

我告诉人力资源部门发生了什么，他们让我结账走人，他们更愿意保护他们的经理，而不是暴出丑闻。

We eschew any "theory" of history, preferring to see merit in a number of basic concepts.

我们避开任何历史“理论”，宁愿在众多概念中发现有价值的东西。