would rather和prefer常见用法小结.doc

would rather和prefer常见用法小结 在初中英语课本中,would rather和prefer都有“宁愿,宁可;更喜欢”的意思,相当于“like . better / more”,故不可再与better或more连用 为了帮助同学们正确地使用它们,现将它们各自的用法要点小结如下 一 would rather的常见用法 1. would rather do sth. 意为“宁愿做某事,宁可做某事;更喜欢做某事” 例如: I would rather go to the farm with my friends on May Day. “五一”节,我更愿意和我的朋友一起去农场 其否定形式为“would rather not do sth.”意为“宁愿不做某事,宁可不做某事” 例如: I would rather not tell you the news right now. 我现在不愿把这个消息告诉你 2. would rather do sth. than do sth. 意为“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事;与某事比起来更喜欢做某事” 例如: I would rather walk there than take a bus. 我宁愿步行去那儿,也不愿意坐公共汽车去 3. would rather do sth. than sth. 意为“宁愿做某事而不愿(做)某事” 例如: She would rather have the small one than the large one. 她宁愿吃小的而不愿吃大的 4. would rather 后跟从句,该从句通常要用过去时 例如: I would rather you posted the letter right now. 我倒希望你把这封信立刻寄了 提示:“would rather .than .”在美国英语中也作“had rather . (than)”,通常省略成“d rather”,意为“宁愿而不愿” 例如: Id rather take the slowest train than go there by air. 我宁愿坐最慢的火车去那儿,也不愿乘飞机去 二 prefer的常见用法 1. prefer sth. 意为“更喜欢某物” 例如: Which subject do you prefer, English or Chinese? I prefer Chinese. 英语和汉语这两门课,你更喜欢哪一门? 我更喜欢汉语 2. prefer to do sth. 意为“宁愿做某事,更喜欢做某事”,与“would rather do sth.” 是同义结构 其否定形式为“prefer not to do sth.(= would rather not do sth.) 例如: Its very hot today, and I prefer to stay at home. = Its very hot today, and I would rather stay at home. 今天天气很热,我更愿意呆在家里 3. prefer sth. to sth. 意为“与某物比起来更喜欢某物”, 与“like . better than .”是同义结构 例如: I prefer the quiet countryside to the noisy cities. = I like the quiet countryside better than the noisy cities. 我喜欢安静的乡村胜过喧闹的城市 4. prefer doing sth. to doing sth. 意为“与做某事比起来更喜欢做某事;宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”,与“would rather do sth. than do sth.”是同义结构 例如: I prefer walking there to taking a crowded bus. = I would rather walk there than take a crowded bus. 我宁愿步行去那儿,也不愿乘拥挤的公共汽车去 5. prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 意为“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”,与“prefer doing sth. to doing sth. ”及“would rather do sth. than do sth.”是同义结构 例如: She prefers to go to the park rather than see a film. = She prefers going to the park to seeing a film. = She would rather go to the park than see a film. 她宁愿去逛公园,也不愿去看电影 练习 A. 单项选择 1. I _ read some good books than watch a bad TV program. A. would rather B. would like C. had better D. prefer to 2. I would rather _ you the truth, because Im afraid you will be angry with what I will say. A. not to tell B. not telling C. not tell D. never to tell 3. I would rather _ hiking than _ swimming. A. go, go B. to go, to go C. going, going D. go, going 4. _, go to the cinema or stay at home? A. Would you rather do which B. Which would rather you do C. Would rather you do which D. Which would you rather do 5. Rather than _ walking he prefers _ at home. A. to go out, to read B. go out, to read C. going out, reading D. to go out, reading 6. She preferred her husband _ all day out. A. spending B. to spend C. spend D. having spent 7. Helen likes tea, but her sister _ coffee. A. is preferring B. is preferred to C. prefers to D. prefers 8. Would you like some coffee? Yes, and I prefer coffee _ milk. A. more than B. better than C. to D. rather 9. She prefers _ to _. A. walk, cycle B. to walk, cycle C. walking, cycling D. to walk, cycling 10. Tom preferred _ at home _ go with us. A. staying, rather than B. to stay, more than C. to stay, to D. to stay, rather than B. 同义句转换,每空一词 1. She prefers coffee to milk. She _ coffee _ _ milk. 2. I prefer not to see that boring film. I _ _ _ _ that boring film. 3. He said he would rather send E-mails than write letters. He said he _ _ E-mails _ _ letters. 4. I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus. I _ _ walk there _ go by bus. I prefer _ there to _ by bus. Keys: A.1. A 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. D B. 1. likes, better than 2. would rather not see 3. preferred sending, to writing 4. would rather, thanwalking, going (责任编辑李爱京) 抱歉！您关注的作品出自同学少年：作文（初中版）2006年第12期。该刊暂未被中文科技期刊数据库收录，故无法提供全文下载。读者请联系同学少年：作文（初中版）期刊社索取原文，期刊申请加入，请致询 (function() var s = “_