Would rather die than surrender.
宁死不屈。
一般是would rather do than do 这么用。
或者还有 I would do rather than do.
I would rather have a cake instead of bread
我宁可吃蛋糕,来代替面包
固定搭配 would rather+do.
短的短语:
would do rather than do
建议您看一下详细的用法
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/43677601.html?si=1
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/51913592.html?si=3