Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.

　　什么都比家里的緊張氣氛好。

　　initely preferable to living in the city.

　　他覺(jué)得鄉村生活比都市生活稱(chēng)心得多。

　　A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby.

　　遠處的大地震要比近處的小地震好。