I would prefer it ifspoken a) PREFERused to say that you wish a situation was different 我更愿意[希望] Sales have gone down, and obviously we’d prefer it if that didn’t happen. 销售下滑了,显然我们是不希望这样的。
b) NOT DO somethingused when telling someone politely not to do something 我希望〔用于礼貌地告诉别人不要做某事〕 I’d prefer it if you didn’t smoke in front of the children. 我希望你不要在孩子面前抽烟。
I would prefer it if• I'd prefer it if you would not insult my friends.• I would prefer it if we had a bigger house, but we can't afford it.
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