Detective Holt said: 'The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better'.

霍尔特侦探说：“绑架者是一名男子，我们必须抓住他，越快越好。”

Sooner or later she would be caught by the police.

她迟早会被警方逮住的。

No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped.

他刚到罗马就遭到了绑架。

Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes.

福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬，也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。

I'd sooner not talk about it.

我宁可不去谈论它。

I'd sooner he didn't know till I've talked to Pete.

在我跟皮特说之前，我宁愿他不知道这件事。

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。

I'd sooner not, if you don't mind. [MODAL not]

要是你不介意的话，我宁可不这样做。