rather-thanrather-than用法小结用法小结 • rather than 不与would连用时，作连词词组使用，连接两个并列成分连接两个并列成分，表示在两者中间进行选择，意为“是 A 而不是 B ”、“要 A 不要 B ”、“宁愿 A 而不愿 B ”•连词词组前后的成分在词性上应该一致，其连接的并列成分可以是：名词、代词、形容词、副词、动词和动词不定式等 (1) (1) 连接两个名词或代词连接两个名词或代词 (1) 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 (2)与其说他是教师，不如说他是作家 He is a writer rather than a teacher.(3)完成这项工作需要几个月，而不是几个星期The job will take months rather than weeks.(4)该受责备的是我们，而不是他们 We are to blame rather than they. 【注】连接两个名词或代词作【注】连接两个名词或代词作主语主语时，时，谓语动词谓语动词应与应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。
前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致 (1)要受责备的是约翰，而不是他的室友们John，rather than his roommates，is to blame.(2)你是我的客人，而不是她You，rather than she，are my guest. (2) (2) 连接两个形容词连接两个形容词（1）The colour seems green rather than bluegreen rather than blue.这颜色似乎是绿的，而不是蓝的2）These shoes are comfortable rather than prettycomfortable rather than pretty.这些鞋子与其说漂亮，不如说舒服1）We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in in the classroom rather than in the great hallthe great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里 （2）I’d prefer to read in the library rather than at homeread in the library rather than at home.我宁愿在图书馆看书，也不愿在家里看书。
3) (3) 连接两个介词连接两个介词( (短语短语) ) (4) (4) 连接两个不定式连接两个不定式 如：I decided to write rather than (to) telephoneto write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打注】rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带可以带可以带可以带toto，也可以不带，也可以不带，也可以不带，也可以不带toto, 如上句但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带位于句首时，则只能接不带位于句首时，则只能接不带位于句首时，则只能接不带toto 的不定式如：Rather than allowRather 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Rather than workRather than work in such bad condition, he would give up. 与其在这样差的条件下工作，他宁愿放弃 （（5 5）连接两个动名词）连接两个动名词（1）She likes dancing rather than singing.dancing rather than singing.她喜欢跳舞，而不喜欢唱歌。
2）It is snowing rather than rainingsnowing rather than raining outside.外面在下雪，而不是在下雨3）She is laughing rather than cryinglaughing rather than crying.她是在笑，而不是在哭4）She enjoys singing rather than dancingsinging rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞 (6)(6)副词副词He usually gets up early rather than late. early rather than late.他经常起得早，而不是起得晚 He had the house rebuilt rather than repairedrebuilt rather than repaired.他宁愿重建房子，而不愿修缮7)(7)两个分句两个分句 We should help him rather thanrather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。
8)(8)过去分词过去分词 would rather的用法的用法 一、一、would rather +would rather +动词原形动词原形( (常省略为常省略为’d rather)“’d rather)“宁愿、宁愿、宁可、更、最好、还是为好宁可、更、最好、还是为好””，后接动词原形，后接动词原形 ，表示优先选，表示优先选择的一种方式择的一种方式 （美国英语中多用（美国英语中多用had ratherhad rather））否定形式否定形式:would rather not do sth:would rather not do sthwould ratherwould rather没有人称和数的变化没有人称和数的变化Mr Li would rather not listen towould rather not listen to rock music. 李先生不愿意听摇滚音乐 If you’d rather beyou’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿 He’d rather workHe’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作。
You would rather stay at homewould rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家中读点书 二、二、 would rather…than… would rather…than…或或would…rather than…would…rather than…在两在两者中进行取舍，表示者中进行取舍，表示““宁愿宁愿…………而不愿而不愿…………，与其，与其…………宁可宁可……”……”的意思时的意思时She'd rather die than loseShe'd rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们 I would rather watch TVwould rather watch TV at home than go tothan go to the cinema. 我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影 The children would walk there rather than take a buswould walk there rather than take a bus. 孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽车。
【注】【注】Would(rather)Would(rather)和和thanthan后都接不带后都接不带toto的动词不定式，的动词不定式，若选用的动词相同，那么若选用的动词相同，那么than than 后的动词可以省略后的动词可以省略I would rather have noodles than rice. 我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭 He would rather drink wine than beer．他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒 【注】使用【注】使用would rather…than…would rather…than…句型时要注意句型时要注意““平行结平行结构构””，即在，即在than than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等 （1）我宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘公共汽车去上班 I would rather go to work by bike than by bus. go to work by bike than by bus. （2）我宁愿和他妈说话而不愿和他爸说话。
I would rather talk with his mother than with his fathertalk with his mother than with his father. 三、三、would rather+would rather+从句，从句用虚拟语气从句，从句用虚拟语气从句谓语一般用过去时来表示现在或将来其意为从句谓语一般用过去时来表示现在或将来其意为““宁愿宁愿……,……,还是还是…… …… 好些好些”“”“一个人宁愿另一个人做某事一个人宁愿另一个人做某事””引导从句的引导从句的thatthat常省略在谈到过去的动作时，谓语则用过去完成时在谈到过去的动作时，谓语则用过去完成时, ,表示责备表示责备 (1)John wants to see me today. I would rather he came to tomorrow than today. 约翰今天想去看我我宁愿他明天来看我而不是今天2)我们宁愿他明天付给我们那笔钱 We’d rather he paid us the money tomorrow. (3)明天别来我希望你下周末来。
Don’t come tomorrow. I’d rather you came next weekend. (4)亨利希望他的女朋友和他在一个部门工作Henry would rather that his girlfriend worked in the same department as he does． (5)我真希望你没有做那件事I would rather you had not done that. (6)我希望你昨天就把那封信寄出去了I would rather you had posted that letter yesterday. •四、四、would ratherwould rather和和would soonerwould sooner之间一般没有区别，但经常接触之间一般没有区别，但经常接触到的是到的是would ratherwould rather •例Tom would rather/sooner read than talk． 汤姆宁可读书而不愿谈天 •would rather后跟不带to的不定式+than+不带 to的不定式 (后不加名词)•prefer+名词/动名词+to+名词/动名词。
•Tom prefers reading to talking．汤姆喜欢读书而不喜欢谈天 •He prefers wine to beer．= He would rather drink wine than beer． 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒 •I prefer tennis to golf．= I’d rather play tennis than golf． 我喜欢打网球而不喜欢打高尔夫球 结束！结束！ 。