The boat flipped and hurled its passengers into the maelstrom.这时,小船翻转过来,把上面的乘客都甩进了大漩涡之中....the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics...种族仇恨与政治宿怨造成的大动乱Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.她心中的情感似波涛...
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....