不 巧 bù qiǎo : unfortunately; as luck would have it

不 如 bù rú : not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

看 上 去 kàn shang qu : it would appear; it seems (that)

莫 如 mò rú : it would be better

寧 願 nìng yuàn : would rather; better

偏 偏 piān piān : (indicates that sth. turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)

情 願 qíng yuàn : willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)

卻 之 下 恭 què zhī bù gōng : to refuse would be impolite