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rather than的用法詳解
rather than 用法小結
rather than 是一個并列連詞,用法比較復雜,現歸納如下:
1. rather than 與would 連用時,構成“would rather...than...”句式,意思是“寧愿……而不愿……”,表示主觀愿望,即在兩者之中選擇其一.例如:
She'd rather die than lose the children. 她寧愿死也不愿失去孩子們.
2. rather than 不與would連用時,表示客觀事實,意為“是……而不是……;與其……不如……”.它連接的并列成分可以是名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞(短語)、動名詞、分句、不定式、動詞等.現分述如下:
(1) 連接兩個名詞或代詞
He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 與其說他是一個海員,不如說他是一個探險者.
You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野營.
注意:rather than 連接兩個名詞或代詞作主語時,謂語動詞應與rather than 前面的名詞或代詞在人稱和數上保持一致.
(2) 連接兩個形容詞
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 與其說她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說它漂亮.
(3) 連接兩個介詞(短語)或動名詞
We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我們是在教室里開會,不是在大廳里.
She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜歡唱歌,而不喜歡跳舞.
(4) 連接兩個分句
We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我們應該幫助他而不是他應該幫助我們.
(5) 連接兩個不定式
I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我決定寫信而不打電話.
注意:rather than 后接不定式時,不定式可以帶to,也可以不帶to, 如上句.但rather than位于句首時,則只能接不帶to 的不定式.如:Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜爛掉,把它們以半價賣掉了.
(6) 連接兩個動詞
He ran rather than walked. 他是跑來的,而不是走來的.
注意:這里rather than 后用了walked,而沒有用walk,表示客觀事實,而不是主觀愿望.如果換成walk,則作“寧愿……而不愿 ……”解.
would rather的用法
一、would rather意思是“寧愿、寧可、更、最好、還是為好”,后接動詞原形,常省略為’d rather,表示優先選擇的一種方式
其否定形式是would rather not do sth.would rather沒有人稱和數的變化,所有的人稱一律用would rather.
“would rather+動詞原形”是英語中常見的一個慣用句式,美國英語中多用had rather.would (had)在此決無“過去”之意,它是一個情態助動詞,且無詞性、時態變化.
例 Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music. 李先生不愿意聽搖滾音樂.
If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你寧愿獨自呆著,那我們都離開這兒.
He’d rather work in the countryside. 她寧可到農村去工作.
You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家中讀點書.
二、如果在兩者中進行取舍,表示“寧愿……而不愿……,與其……寧可……”的意思時,則可用would rather…than…或would…rather than…的句型
例 I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 我寧可在家看電視而不愿去看電影.
The children would walk there rather than take a bus. 孩子們寧愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽車.
請注意 1) would rather…than…/would…rather than…也可以顛倒為:rather than…would….Would(rather)和than后都接不帶to的動詞不定式,若選用的動詞相同,那么than 后的動詞可以省略.
例 I would rather have noodles than rice. 我寧愿吃面條也不吃米飯.
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