宁愿...
[主语] + 宁愿 + [谓词/短语]
Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.
[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]
(5 clips)
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(你们能不能直接把我杀掉完事?) ── Previous context
“[sobbing] I would rather die than play any more of these fucking games.”
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(听起来依然比我的婚姻要好) ── Previous context
“I'd rather have gotten my suffering out in my twenties.”
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(我尝试过一次攀岩) ── Previous context
“I do Zumba now. Prefer to keep my feet on the ground.”