would ...... rather than......,would rather..... than......与 rather than在用法上有什么区别?
would ...... rather than......,would rather..... than......这两个搭配含义是完全相同的。具体分析和使用时注意事项如下:would rather与than连用,可构成一个惯用句式,即:“would rather...than....”,意谓“宁可(愿)……(而)不要(愿)……”、“与其……不如……”。用以表达主语的意愿,强调经过选择后做其中一件事,而不愿做另一件事。例如: (1) I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。 (2) The children would rather walk there than take a bus. 孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不乘公共汽车。 在使用“would rather...than...”句型时,应注意以下几点: 1. than 后边也应接动词原形(见句(1)和(2)),但如该句型前后连接的两个动词相同,则than之后的那个动词可省去。如: (3) I’d rather you know that now than afterwards. 我宁可你现在就知道这件事,而不是以后。 2. would rather...than...也可改写成 “would...rather than...”,其用法及含义仍不变。如: (4) Facing the enemies, our soldiers would die rather than surrender. 面对敌人,我们的战士宁死不屈。 3. 有时,为表示语气上的强调,可将rather than置于句首,如: (5) Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends. 我宁可向朋友借钱,也不愿拒绝帮助你。rather than:而不是
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