Comparing “yǔqí...bùrú...” and “nìngkě...yě...”

与其一味抱怨现实，不如先想办法把自己能做的部分做好。

Yǔqí yíwèi bàoyuàn xiànshí, bùrú xiān xiǎng bànfǎ bǎ zìjǐ néng zuò de bùfen zuò hǎo.

Rather than complaining blindly about reality, it is better first to find a way to do well the part you yourself can do.

与其把时间花在反复后悔上，不如把注意力放在接下来还能改变什么。

Yǔqí bǎ shíjiān huā zài fǎnfù hòuhuǐ shàng, bùrú bǎ zhùyìlì fàng zài jiēxiàlái hái néng gǎibiàn shénme.

Rather than spending time repeatedly regretting things, it is better to focus on what can still be changed next.

他表示自己宁可承担暂时的压力，也不愿意为了眼前利益放弃最基本的原则。

Tā biǎoshì zìjǐ nìngkě chéngdān zànshí de yālì, yě bù yuànyì wèile yǎnqián lìyì fàngqì zuì jīběn de yuánzé.

He said he would rather bear temporary pressure than give up his most basic principles for immediate benefit.

有些话她宁可一直放在心里，也不愿意在情绪最激动的时候随便说出口。

Yǒuxiē huà tā nìngkě yìzhí fàng zài xīnli, yě bù yuànyì zài qíngxù zuì jīdòng de shíhou suíbiàn shuō chūkǒu.

There are some things she would rather keep in her heart than casually say out loud when her emotions are most agitated.