-
would
rather
的五个重要句型
一、<
/p>
后接动词原形后接动词原形，
表示
“
宁愿做某事
”
。
如
：
I'd rather be told the truth than be
lied to.
我宁愿听真话，不愿被欺骗。
I've already seen that
film, so I'd rather see another one.
我已
经看过那部电影了，所
以还是看部别的吧。
I'll go if
you're going. If not, I'd rather stay at home.
你去我就去，否则我宁可待在家
里。
I'd rather do
it without anybody's help.
我宁愿不要任何人帮助，自己干这件事。
“How about a
drink?” “I'd rather have something to eat.”“
喝一杯怎么样
?”“
我宁愿来点
吃的。
”
注：
would rather
的否定式，通常要将
not
置于
rather
之后。如：
I'd rather
not say
anything.
我宁可什么也不说。
二、后接完成式动词后接完成式动
词，表示过去的想法，通常可译为
“
（本来）宁愿做
某事
”
。如：
We
went by sea, but I' d rather have gone by air.
我们是乘船去的，可我本想
乘飞机去。
“At that time,
I would rather have been a factory worker than an
animal keeper,” he
said. “
那时
，我宁愿做一个工厂工人，也不愿做动物饲养员，
”
他说道。<
/p>
三、后接
从句后接从句时，从句谓语要用虚拟语气。具体说来，有以下两种情况：
1.
指现在或将来用过去时。如：
I
would rather you didn't mention the price.
我愿意你
别提价钱。
I'd rather you
knew that now, than afterwards.
我宁愿你现在知道而不是以后。
Don't come and see me
today
—
I'd rather you came
tomorrow.
今天不要来看我
——
我希望你们明天来。
Tomorrow's difficult. I'd rather yon
came next weekend.
明天有困难。我希望你下周
末来。
“We might go
for a swim” “No,l'd rather we didn't.” “
我们去游泳吧。
”“
不，我想我们最
好不去。
”
“Shall I give you a
cheque?” “I' d rather you paid cash.” “
我付给您支票行吗
?”“
我想您
最好付
现金。
”
Ann said that Bill wanted to go alone
but that she'd rather he went with a group.
安说
比尔想一个人去，但她宁愿他跟一大群人一起去。
2.
指过去用过去完成时。如：
I'd
rather he hadn't told me about it
我宁愿他未告诉我
这件事。
Kate went by
car and I'd rather she hadn't.
凯特是坐汽车去的
，我倒愿意她不是坐汽
车去的。
I'd rather she had asked me
before borrowing the car.
我真希望她先问我一声再借
车。
注：有时用于虚拟语气语境中。如：
If I'd lived
in 1400, I'd rather have been a knight
than a monk.
如果我生活在
1400
年，我宁愿当骑士，不当修道士。
If she'd had a
chance, she'd rather have lived 100 years ago.
如果有机会她宁愿生活
在
100
年前。
would
rather
与
It's
time...
虚拟语气用法
would rather
与
It's
time...
后的句子均用虚拟语气
would
rather
后句子用虚拟语气
:
would rather
后接句子时，句子谓语习惯上要用虚
拟语气，具体用法为：
1
．一般过去时表示现在或将来的愿望
I’d rather you went tomorrow (now).
我宁愿你明天
(
现在
)
去。
I’d rather
you came next Saturday.
我宁愿你下星期六来。
I’d
rather you were happy.
我愿你快乐。
I’d rather she sat next to me.
我宁愿她挨着我坐。
I’d
rather Jack left on an earlier train.
我宁愿杰克乘前一班火车走。
You
always go without me and l’d rather you didn’t.
你总是不带我去，我可不愿意你这样。
“Shall I open the window? ” “I’d rather
you didn’t. ”“
我要不要把窗子打开
? ” “
我看不要打开
好。
”
< br>
2.
用过去完成时表过去的愿望
I’d
rather you hadn’t said it.
我真希望你没有这样说过。
I’d
rather you hadn’t done that.
我宁愿你没这样做。
l’d
rather you had been / hadn’t been
present
。我
(
宁
)
愿你当时在场
/
不在场。
l’d rather
he had told / hadn’t told me about it
我
(
宁
)
愿他告诉了
/
未告诉我这件事。
Katie
went by car and I’d rather she hadn’t.
凯蒂是坐汽车去的，我宁愿地不坐汽车去。
It’s
time
后后的从句用虚拟语气
一、基本用法
从句谓语通常用过去式
表示现在或将来，
有时也用过去进行时或
“should+
动词原形
”(
较少见，
且
should
不能省略
)
，其意为
“(
早
)<
/p>
该干某事了
”
：
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
上一篇：翻译新材料(汉译英时事政经用语选登)
下一篇：(完整版)研究生英语读写教程课后答案