We would rather die on our feet than live on our knees. -- Franklin D.Roosevelt
宁愿站着死，也不跪着生。——罗斯福
Better die standing than live kneeling.
宁愿站着死, 不愿跪着生。
The heroine would rather die standing than live on her knees.
那个女英雄宁愿站着死，不愿跪着生。
Better die with honor than live with shame
宁可站着死,不可跪着生
We would rather die on feets than live on seats.
宁可站着死,也不坐着生。
I prefer doing something to doing nothing.
我宁愿做点什么，也不愿意闲着。
I had rather go than stay to be insulted.
我宁可去，也不愿留着受辱。
I had rather undertake some purposeful labour than stay idle.
我宁可做些有意义的劳动也不愿闲着。
She would rather die in a ditch than be kept alive under such conditions.
她宁死也不愿在这样的条件下生活。
I would rather die than live in disgrace.
我宁可死，也不愿忍辱偷生。
I' d rather stand than sit.
我宁可站着，不坐着。
I would liefer die than surrender.
我宁愿死也不投降。
Nathan Hale would sooner die a hero than drag out an ignoble existence.
内森·黑尔宁愿死得英雄,也不愿苟且偷生.
He would rather die than live in dishonour.
他宁死不愿忍辱偷生。
These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered.
这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死, 也不愿投降。
They preferred death to surrender in their struggle with the enemy.
在对敌斗争中，他们宁愿死也不愿投降。
The guerrillas would fight to death before they surrendered.
游击队员宁愿战斗到死， 也不愿投降。
In life, a man of principle prefers to die with dignity instead of living in disgrace.
平日生活中，有原则的人宁愿死得有尊严也不愿苟且偷生。