Would rather的用法汇总

Would rather的用法汇总

I prefer to communicate with my customers by/via email instead of/ rather than phone (通过写电子邮件而不是打电话). (CET-6: 2006.12.)

I prefer to live near to my work rather than spend a lot of time travelling every day.

Would rather / sooner 后面可以

1. 直接接动词原形，指现在或将来，表示一种主观愿望或选择。

I would rather not talk about it.

I’d rather do it today.

He would sooner die than surrender.

He’d rather not go dancing tonight.

“Shall we go and see that film?”

“ I would rather stay in.”

2. 接不定式的完成式，表示过去的某种选择不恰当。

I’d rather not have told her the news. She is such a gossip.

I’d rather have stayed at home than went to the dull film.

Janet told me that she would rather her mother not have interfered with her marriage. (不干涉她的婚姻) (CET-6: 2011.12)

3. 接一个从句，使用虚拟语气，表示某人情愿某事发生或没有发生。如果指的是现在或将来，动词用过去时；如果指过去的事，动词用过去完成时。

Frankly speaking, I’d rather you didn’t do anything (不采取任何措施)about it for the time being. (CET-4: 2005.1.)

“May I go on? ”“I’d rather you didn’t.”（现在）

I would rather you paid the money yourself. (现在)

I would sooner she painted the wall green next time. (将来)

I’d rather you had told him. 我倒情愿你告诉了他。（过去）

I would rather she hadn’t done that. (过去)

4. would rather … than 和would … rather than

(1) 后面的句子用虚拟语气：should + 动词原形。

I would rather die than (that) he should know the secret. 我宁愿死，也不会让他知道那个秘密的。

He would do anything rather than (that) he should go to America for further study.

(2) than后面接动词原形。

Even though they were already late, they would rather stop to appreciate/ enjoy the beautiful view/ scenery (宁愿停下来欣赏美丽的景色) than just go on. (CET-6: 2011.6.)

I _would rather join you as a volunteer/ would rather join you in doing voluntary work (宁愿加入你们去做义工) than go to the beach for a holiday. (CET-6:2010.12.)