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一、
rather
常用于下列句式中，其后跟动
词原形。表示
“
宁愿
…
（而）不愿
…
，或
“
与其
…
倒不如
…”
。
would rather do
sth. than do sth
would do
sth. rather than do sth.
prefer to do sth. rather than do
sth.
例如：我宁愿去打网球而不愿去游泳。
I’d rather play tennis than
swim.
(=I’d play tennis
rather than swim. )
（
=I’d pref
er play
tennis rather than swim.
）
【经典习题】
1.
----Shall we go skating or stay at
home
？
-----Which
____ do yourself
？（
92
< br>）
A
．
do you rather
B
．
would you
rather
C
．
will you rather
D
．
should you
rather
2. To enjoy the scenery, Irene
would rather spend long hours on the train _____
travel by air.
(2004
全国卷
III.26
）
A.
as
B. to
C.
than
D.
while
3. ----- Would you ______ have
tea or wine?
----- ______. I prefer
coffee.
A. rather, Either
B.
rather, Neither
C. like, neither
D. rather,
Both
4. Who would you rather ______ the
report instead of you
？
A. have write
B. have to write
C. write
D.
have written
解析：答案为
A
。此题还原为
You would rather
have who write the report instead of
you.
可知句式为：
have sb. do sth.
5. ----- Who would you rather ______
the Olympic Maths Competition?
-----
LiHua, I think, is the best choice.
A.
have attended
B. have attend
C. attending
D.
to attend
注：
1.
有时可将
rather
than
置于句首来加强语气。如：
Rather than refuse to help you, I would
borrow money from my friends.
我宁可向朋友借钱，也不愿拒绝帮助你。
【经典习题】
Rather
than ____ on a crowded
bus
，
he always prefers ____ a
bicycle
．（
NMET94
）<
/p>
A
．
ride
；
ride
B
．
riding
；
ride
C
．
ride
；
to ride
D
．
to
ride
；
riding
2.
其否定式在
rather
后加
not
。如：<
/p>
I’d rather not tell you
about it.
那件事我宁愿不告诉你。
I’d rather not say anything.
我宁可什么也不说。
二、
would
rather
后可接从句，从句用一般过去式，即
would
rather sb. did sth.
，表示宁愿某人现在或将
来要做某事；表示用过去完成时
,
即
would rather sb. had done sth.
，表示宁愿某人过去做过某事。如：
I would rather you came tomorrow.
我宁愿你明天来。
He’d
rather you came on Friday.
他比较希望你在星期五来。
I’d
rather you had been / hadn’t been present
。我
(
宁
)
愿你当时在场
/
不在场。
I’d rather you hadn’t told him the news
that day.
我真希望你那天没有把那消息告诉他。
【经典习题】
1. ---- Do
you mind if I keep pets in this building?
----_______.
A. I’d rather
you didn’t, actually.
B. Of course not, it’s not
allowed here
C. Great! I
love pets
D. No, you can’t
2. I would rather you _______ with us
yesterday, but you left.
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