I’d prefer ----- in my own country rather than ----- abroad.

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prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.
These workers prefered to work extra hours at night rather than leave the work until the next week.这些工人宁愿加班干,也不愿把工作留到下一个星期.
注:这种结构中的rather than可以置于句首.例如:
Rather than go on holiday to the seaside I prefer to work days and go to school nights.我宁愿白天工作,晚上上学,而不愿到海边度假.
注:有时rather可以移至第一个不定式之前,而让than留在第二个不定式之前,即为prefer rather...than结构.这种用法多见于书面语言,在口语中很少用.