wouldrather的用法

1、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 sthwould 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。Id rather play tennis than swim.(=Id play tennis rather than swim. )（=Id prefer play tennis rather than swim.）【经典习题】1. -Shall we go skat

2、ing or stay at home？-Which _ do yourself？（92）Ado you ratherBwould you ratherCwill you ratherDshould you rather2. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _ travel by air. (2004全国卷III.26）A. asB. toC. thanD. while3. - Would you _ have tea or wine?- _. I prefer coffee.A. r

3、ather, EitherB. rather, NeitherC. like, neitherD. rather, Both4. Who would you rather _ the report instead of you？A. have writeB. have to writeC. writeD. 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 M

4、aths Competition?- LiHua, I think, is the best choice.A. have attendedB. have attendC. attendingD. 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）

5、Aride；rideBriding；ride Cride；to ride Dto ride；riding2.其否定式在rather后加not。如：Id rather not tell you about it. 那件事我宁愿不告诉你。Id 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

6、 came tomorrow. 我宁愿你明天来。Hed rather you came on Friday. 他比较希望你在星期五来。Id rather you had been / hadnt been present。我(宁)愿你当时在场 / 不在场。Id rather you hadnt 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. Id rather you didnt, actually.B. Of course not

7、, its not allowed hereC. Great! I love petsD. No, you cant2. I would rather you _ with us yesterday, but you left.A. had stayedB. stayC. stayedD. have stayed3. Who would you rather _ you repair your CD player?A. helpB. helpedC. helpingD. to help句式为：would rather sb. did sth. 是虚拟语气此题还原为You would rathe

8、r who helped you repair your CD player.可知答案为B三、would rather可接动词的完成式，即would rather（not）have done sth.表示“宁愿做过某事但事实没做”或“宁愿没做过某事但事实却做了”，表示事实与愿望相反。如：If shed had the chance, shed rather have lived 100 years ago.如属可能，她宁愿生活在100年以前。【经典习题】1. -Did you quarrel with the boss about your pay yesterday?- Yes, but _

9、 that.A. Id rather doB. Id like to doC. Id rather not have done.D. Id like to have done.2. - _, I think well of him.- But I would rather_ to see him yesterday.A. .Personally, god rather_ to see him yesterday.Personally, goB. Personally, have goneC. As far as Im concerned, /D. As far as Im concerned,

10、 went四. rather than经常用在平行结构里,即连接两个对等成分。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。现分述如下：(1) 连接两个名词或代词He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。注：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。(2) 连接两个形容词The swe

11、ater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。(3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。(4) 连接两个分句We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不

12、是他应该帮助我们。(5) 连接两个不定式I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。(6) 连接两个动词He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不是走来的。注：这里

13、rather than 后用了walked，而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿而不愿 ”解。五、or rather这一短语意为更确切地，表示想要纠正已经说过的话,或欲使已说过的话更确切。如:He worked till late last night, or rather, early in the morning.他一直工作到深夜,或者更确切地说,到今天凌晨。The building is like a palace, or rather a temple.这幢建筑物像一座宫殿,或者更确切地说像一座寺庙。六、rather作副词用时,还可作相当;颇;有点儿解。如:Youve done rather well.你做得相当好。The way he is living is rather strange to me. 他的生活方式我觉得很怪。注： rather可放在不定冠词前,也可放在不定冠词之后,还可以和动词连用。如:That is rather a surprising result.=That is a rather surprising result.那是一个相当惊