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副词rather用法详解

2016-10-27来源:和谐英语

 

4.would rather(宁愿)的用法说明:

(1)后接动词原形,其中的 would 不可用should代换,即使是第一人称也是如此(在美国英语中,有时也说had rather,但不常见);用于否定句时,not一般应放在rather之后,但在否定疑问句、反意疑问句以及简略答语中,可以在would之后加 not:

We’d rather not go. 我们宁愿不去。

Wouldn’t you rather live here? 你不愿住在这儿?

(2)谈论过去的情况时,后接完成式动词,意为“本要”:

I’d rather have gone to the theatre last night. 昨晚我本来要去看戏的。

We’d rather have told her the news. 我们本来是要告诉她这个消息的。

(3)后接从句时,常用虚拟语气(用过去式表示现在或将来,用过去完成时表示过去):

I’d rather you went now (tomorrow). 我宁愿你现在(明天)去。

I’d rather he hadn’t done that. 我希望他没有做过那事。

(4)表示“宁愿(做)…而不愿(做)…”时,用would rather…than…(than之后也接动词原形,不过若与rather后的动词相同,通常省去):

He would rather walk than take a bus. 他愿走路而不愿坐公共汽车。

She would rather have the small one than the large one. 她宁愿要小的那个,而不愿要大的。

(5)当rather用作程度副词时,可用来修饰like, enjoy, hope, appreciate等动词,所以若would rather与这些动词连用,它并不表示“宁愿”,而应把 rather 理解为“相当”:

I’d rather like the film. 我相当喜欢这部电影。

5. rather than用法说明:

(1)由于既可视为准并列连词也可视为介词,所以连接不定式时,后面一个不定式可带to或不带to(视为准并列连词时),也可用动名词(视为介词时):

I decided to stay at home rather than (to) go [going] to the cinema. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿去看电影。

(2)若 rather than 位于句首,其后的不定式通常不带to(也可用动名词):

Rather than waste [wasting] your time doing it yourself, why don’t you call in a builder? 你为什么宁愿浪费时间自己去干而不去请一个包工的呢?

Rather than use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我决定开张支票而不把现金用光。

(3)连接两个成分作主语时,其谓语动词的数通常与前面一个主语保持一致:

The teacher rather than the students is to blame. 应受责备的是老师而不是学生。