would-rather-的用法

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）

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）

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：

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.

A. had stayed

B. stay

C. stayed

D. have stayed

3. Who would you rather ______ you repair your CD player?

A. help

B. helped

C. helping

D. to help

句式为：would rather sb. did sth. 是虚拟语气

此题还原为You would rather 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 she’d had the chance, she’d 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 _______ that.

A. I’d rather do

B. I’d like to do

C. I’d rathe r not have done.

D. I’d 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, go B. Personally, have gone

C. As far as I’m concerned, /

D. As far as I’m concerned, 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。