宁可的英文：
it is the lesser of two evils to...
would rather

参考例句：

I'll go if you're going if not I'd rather stay at home.
你去我就去,否则我宁可待在家里。

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house
宁可住在房顶的角上，也不在宽敞的房子与泼妇同住。

If the cost is very heavy, potential hedgers will prefer not to hedge
如果成本太大，潜在的套利交易者就宁可不进行套利交易。

I'd give a year's salary to get out of this town.
我真是宁可拿出一年的薪金，只要能离开这个城镇就好了。

Prefer loss to unjust gain
宁可吃亏,不贪便宜

It is better to die than to live when life is a disgrace
宁可玉碎,不为瓦全

Better slip with foot than with tongue.
宁可失足，也不失言。

I prefer walking to work.
我宁可走去上班。

Rather touchy, aren't they?
他们宁可动怒？

Would rather; prefer to
宁愿;宁可;比较喜欢

lesser是什么意思：
adj. 较少的，更小的；次要的
adv. 较少地，更小地；不及

The lesser panda is a member of the raccoon family.
事实上，小猫熊是浣熊科的一种。

He is a lesser-known actor.
他是个不太出名的演员。

The lesser panda is a member of the raccoon family.
小猫熊是浣熊科的一种。

two是什么意思：
num. 二，两个
n. 两个人
adj. 两个的

Knit two, purl two.
两针朝下，两针朝上。

the better of the two
两者中的更好者

What does two and two make?
2加2等于几？

evils是什么意思：
adj. 邪恶的，有害的，讨厌的
n. 罪恶，弊端

"Evil gotten, evil spent"
悖入悖出

To render good for evil
以德报怨

Poverty is the root of all evils
穷困是万恶之源