prefer的用法讲解rather的用法讲解
prefer的用法讲解
rather的用法讲解
prefer的用法讲解rather的用法讲解
prefer的用法讲解
rather的用法讲解
prefer用法详解归纳
1.prefer+名词
——Wouldyoulikemeatorfish?
——I'dprefer
meat,please.
2.prefer+动名词
Doyouprefercoolingforyourselforeating
inarestaurant?自己做饭还是喜欢下馆子?
—Doyoulikeswimming?你喜欢游泳吗?
—Yes,butI
prefersailing.喜欢,但我更喜欢驾驶帆船.
3.prefer+不定式
Doyouprefertocookfor
yourself,ortoeatinarestaurant?
Iprefertospendtheweekendat
home.我喜欢在家里度周末.
Iwouldprefertostayathometonight.
Sheprefersto
bealone.
4.Prefersb.todosth.
Theirfatherprefersthemtobehome
early.他们的父亲宁愿他们早点回家.
Ithoughtyouwouldprefermenotto
knock.
5.preferAtoB
在本句型中,A与B是平行结构,可以是名词,也可以都是动名词.例如:
Iprefer
dogstocats.在狗与猫之间我更喜欢狗.
Mostpeopleprefertrainsto
buses.
大多数人愿意坐火车而不愿坐汽车.
Ipreferwritingatermpapertotakingan
examination.
我宁愿写一篇学期论文也不愿参加考试.
Ipreferstayingathometogoing
out.
我觉得在家里比出去好.
Thousandsofchildrennowadayspreferdoingtheir
homeworktoabackgroundofpop-musictodoingitinaquiet
room.成千上万的孩子如今一边听流行音乐一边做作业,也不愿在安安静静的房间里做.
Shehasalwayspreferredmarking
herownclothesratherthanbuyingtheminthe
shops.她向来喜欢自己做衣服,而不到商店里去买衣服.
6.Prefer+不定式+rather
than+不定式
1)本句型中,第一个不定式前面要加to,第二个不定式前面以不加to居多.例如:Heprefertodierather
thanbecometraitor.他宁死也不做叛徒.
Olderpeopleoftenfearchange.Theyknow
whattheycandobest.Theyprefertorepeattheirsuccessesratherthanrisk
failure.年纪大的人常常怕变化.他们知道什么最拿手,宁愿把自己成功的经验再如法炮制也不愿冒失败的危险.
Shepreferredtosew
ratherthantoknit.她喜欢缝纫而不喜欢编织.
2)ratherthan也可以置于句首:
Ratherthanbuy
acarofhisown,hepreferstorentone.
3)than后也可用动名词:
Ipreferto
stayathomeratherthango/goingtoseeafilm.我觉得与其去看电影倒不如待在家里.
Iwould
prefertospendtheweekendathomeratherthandrive/drivingallthewayto
yourmother's.我觉得与其开车跑那么远的路到你母亲那里度周末,倒不如在家里过更好些.
4)prefer…rather
than中的rather也可以移到第一个不定式之前(preferrather…than),这种用法多见于书面语.例如:Hepreferredrather
totakethewholeblamehimselfthantoallowittofallontheinnocent.
他宁可自己承担全部责任而不愿让无辜的人受到连累.
5)prefertodoAratherthandoB意义相同,试比较:Joe
prefersskatingtoskiing.
Joeprefertoskateratherthanski.
Bill
preferredplayingsoccertoswimming.
Billpreferredtoplaysoccerrather
thanswim.
Hepreferredratingacartohavingoneofhisown.
He
preferstorentacarratherthantohaveoneofhis
own.他宁愿租车也不愿买车.
6)用prefer…ratherthan代替prefer…to连接名词的形式偶尔也可见到.如:Mr.Brunner
preferschemistryratherthan
physics.
有人认为两者的区别是:prefer…to表示一般的倾向,prefer…ratherthan则表示在某种具体场合的选择.如:What
shallwehavetodrink,portorsherry?我们喝什么呢,葡萄酒还是雪利酒?
Ishouldpreferport
ratherthansherry.我宁愿喝
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