would rather — 宁愿

1.would you rather learn an Asian language or a European one?

Meaning:
Which do you prefer to learn: an Asian language or a European language?

中文:
你更愿意学一门亚洲语言,还是一门欧洲语言?

Course sentence:
Would you rather learn an Asian language or a European one for your future career?

Common collocations:

  • would you rather A or B — 你更愿意 A 还是 B
  • I would rather A than B — 我宁愿 A,而不愿 B
  • would rather learn — 更愿意学习
  • would rather choose — 更愿意选择

My sentence:
I would rather learn a European language than another Asian language because it may help me access more international business resources.

更愿意学一门欧洲语言,而不是另一门亚洲语言,因为它可能帮助我接触更多国际商业资源。

这里的 one 是什么?

one = language

所以:

an Asian language or a European one

其实就是:

an Asian language or a European language

为了避免重复 language,用 one 代替。

2.they have one on landscape photography and another on making videos

Meaning:
They offer one course/class about landscape photography, and another course/class about making videos.

中文:
他们有一门关于风景摄影的课程,另外还有一门关于视频制作的课程。

Key expressions:

  • one … and another … — 一个……,另一个……
  • landscape photography — 风景摄影
  • make videos — 制作视频
  • a course on/about something — 关于某主题的课程

Course sentence:
They have one on landscape photography and another on making videos.

这里的 oneanother 都是在代替前面已经提到过的 course/class,避免重复。

完整说法其实是:

They have one course on landscape photography and another course on making videos.

My sentence:
The school has one course on AI and another on financial analysis.

学校有一门关于 AI 的课程,另外还有一门关于金融分析的课程。