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rather than的用法
发表于:2012-08-12阅读:450次
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rather than用作连词,连接两个平行结构。既可以表示主观愿望上的决择,“与其…宁可…”,也可以表示客观程度上的差异,“与其说是…不如说是…”。例如: She rather than I is going there. 是她而不是我讲去那里. I'd prefer to go in August rather than in July.我愿8月去不愿7月去。 He is at school rather than at home .他是在学校而不是在家。 She likes swimming rather than playing tennis .她喜欢游泳而不喜欢打网球。 I’d like to be taken there rather than left here. 我宁愿被带往那儿而不愿意被留下来。 [用法拓展1] rather than 构成的句型结构: prefer to do ... rather than do ... 宁可做。。。而不愿意做 would do ... rather than do…宁可做。。。而不愿意做 would rather do sth. than do ... 宁可做。。。而不愿意做 例如 I prefer to get up early rather than go to school without breakfast.我宁可早起也不愿意不吃饭上学. I would die rather than disgrace myself.我宁死不屈. He would rather paint the wall on his own than have the painter do it. 他宁愿自己刷这墙也不愿意请油漆工刷. [温馨提示] prefer to do ... rather than do .../ would do ... rather than do…/ would rather do sth. than do ... 中 ,rather than 后面都接动词原形.
[用法拓展2] rather than用作介词 ,和as well as及in stead of一样,rather than后面跟一个和母句中的动词形式并不匹配的ing分词分句时,它是介词,而不是准并列连词: 例如: Their actions precipitated the war rather than averting it. 他们的行为促使战争爆发而不是避免战争。 He rather than you is wrong .是他而不是你错了. Tom rather than his friends have been chosen. 是汤姆而不是他的朋友们被选中. |