There was once a gentleman—I had rather he had been a lady.

曾经有个先生——我倒希望他是个女士。

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I had rather die than place you in such great danger as you must meet within your journey.

我宁死，也不愿让你在旅途中冒这样大的危险。

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Forests are spreading in almost all Western countries, with the fastest growth in places that historically had rather few trees.

几乎所有西方国家的森林都在扩大，过去树木相当少的地方增长最快。

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The increased supply of doctors is welcome because Britain has historically had rather few in relation to its population.

ECONOMIST: The NHS needs to diet

If that had rather continued as before, it would now be 10% higher.

BBC: Is the Bank of England doing enough?

The countries that had rather loose allegiance to gold standard principles should be no surprise: Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Chile, and Greece, among others.

FORBES: The 1870-1914 Gold Standard: The Most Perfect One Ever Created