I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.我宁可不睡觉，也不愿错过晚上的课。In a tight spot there is no one I would sooner see than Frank.有麻烦时，我会首先去找弗兰克。They would sooner sink the ship than surrender.他们宁可沉船也决不投降....
Naomi would waken to the twitter of birds.娜奥米会被鸟儿吱吱喳喳的叫声唤醒。We were all of a twitter on the wedding day.举行婚礼的那一天,我们都兴奋极了.Birds had begun to chirp and twitter among the trees.鸟儿开始在树丛中啁啾鸣啭....
他吸毒酗酒后处于极度兴奋状态，已经记不得他们了。He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them.他承认自己一直神经极度紧张。He confessed to having been a bundle of nerves.大多数舰船弹药极度匮乏。Most of the ships were woefully short of ammunition....