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would rather 用法淺析

would rather 用法淺析10月16日

“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)。 ’d rather為would(或had)rather的縮寫形式。would (had)在此決無“過去”之意,且無詞性、時態(tài)變化,它是一個情態(tài)助動詞。該句式常用來表示選擇的意愿,意謂“寧可……”、“寧愿……”、“最好……”。例如:

(1) He’d rather work in the countryside.

她寧可到農(nóng)村去工作。

(2) If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here.

如果你寧愿獨(dú)自呆著,那我們都離開這兒。

(3) You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening.

今晚你最好呆在家中讀點(diǎn)書。

would rather與than連用,可構(gòu)成另一個慣用句式,即:“would rather...than....”,意謂“寧可(愿)……(而)不要(愿)……”、“與其……不如……”。用以表達(dá)主語的意愿,強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)過選擇后做其中一件事,而不愿做另一件事。例如:

(4) 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。

(5) The children would rather walk there than take a bus.

孩子們寧愿步行去那里而不乘公共汽車。

在使用“would rather...than...”句型時,應(yīng)注意以下幾點(diǎn):

1. than 后邊也應(yīng)接動詞原形(見句(4)和(5)),但如該句型前后連接的兩個動詞相同,則than之后的那個動詞可省去。如:

(6) I’d rather you know that now than afterwards.

我寧可你現(xiàn)在就知道這件事,而不是以后。

2. would rather...than...也可改寫成 “would...rather than...”,其用法及含義仍不變。如:

(7) Facing the enemies, our soldiers would die rather than surrender.

面對敵人,我們的戰(zhàn)士寧死不屈。

3. 有時,為表示語氣上的強(qiáng)調(diào),可將rather than置于句首,如:

(8) Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends.

我寧可向朋友借錢,也不愿拒絕幫助你。

4. would rather后也可跟從句,表示主語寧愿讓某人干某事。這時,從句謂語動詞要用虛擬語氣,即用一般過去時表示過去現(xiàn)在或?qū)硪龅氖;用過去完成時表示過去要做的事。如:

(9) I’d rather she set out to do the work now.

我寧愿她現(xiàn)在就著手做這項(xiàng)工作。

(10) I’d rather you met her at the airport tomorrow morning.

我但愿你明天早上能在機(jī)場見到她。

(11) I’d rather you hadn’t told him the n

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