would rather用法
一、 “would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个惯用句式（美国英语中多用had rather）。’d rather为would（或had）rather的缩写形式。would (had)在此决无“过去”之意，且无词性、时态的变化。该句式常用来表示选择的意愿，意为“宁可„„；宁愿„„；最好„„”。例如：
He'd rather work in the countryside. 他宁可到农村去工作。
If you'd rather be alone, we'll all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。
You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家里看点书。
二、 would rather与than连用，可构成另一个惯用句式，即：“would rather...than....”意为“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：
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。 三、 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，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。例如：
I'd rather know that now than afterwards. 我宁可现在就知道这件事，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。例如： Facing the enemies, our soldiers would die rather than surrender. 面对敌人，我们的战士宁死不屈。
3. 有时为了表示语气上的强调，可将rather than置于句首。例如：
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。
4. would rather后也可跟从句，表示主语宁愿让某人干某事。这时，从句谓语动词要用虚拟语气，即用一般过去时表示现在或将来要做的事；用过去完成时表示已经做过的事或过去要做的事。例如：
I'd rather she set out to do the work now. 我宁愿她现在就着手做这项工作。
I'd rather you met her at the airport tomorrow morning. 我但愿你明天早上能在机场见到她。 I'd rather you hadn't told him the news that day. 我真希望你那天没有把那个消息告诉他。 5. would rather后还可接动词的完成式，表示主语要做某事，而结果却事与愿违。例如： I'd rather have left a note on her desk. 我本想留张字条在她书桌上的。（事实上没有留）
would rather的用法
一、would rather意思是“宁愿、宁可、更、最好、还是为好”,后接动词原形,常省略为’d rather,表示优先选择的一种方式
would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个惯用句式,美国英语中多用had rather.would (had)在此决无“过去”之意,它是一个情态助动词,且无词性、时态变化.
例 He’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作.
二、如果在两者中进行取舍,表示“宁愿……而不愿……,与其……宁可……”的意思时,则可用would rather…than…或would…rather than…的句型
例 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.
例 I would rather have noodles than rice. 我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭.
2)使用would rather…than…句型时要注意“平行结构”,即在than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组,如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等.
例 I would rather go to work by bike than by bus. 我宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘公共汽车去上班.
三、在疑问句式中,would rather 与would rather…than…中的would要放在主语之前
例 Would you rather stay here or go home? 你愿意呆在这里,还是回家?
四、would rather+从句,是一个常用的虚拟语气句型 Would rather+从句,谓语一般用过去时来表示现在或将来.其意为“宁愿……,还是…… 好些”“一个人宁愿另一个人做某事”.引导从句的that常省略.在谈到过去的动作时,谓语则用过去完成时.
例 We’d rather he paid us the money tomorrow. 我们宁愿他明天付给我们那笔钱.
2）如果只涉及主语本人而不涉及另一个人,则would rather之后不接that从句而接have done结构.
例 Henry would rather that his girlfriend worked in the same department as he does．亨利希望他的女朋友和他在一个部门工作.
五、would rather/sooner和prefer/would prefer的区别 would rather和would sooner之间一般没有区别,但经常接触到的是would rather.
例Tom would rather/sooner read than talk． 汤姆宁可读书而不愿谈天. Tom prefers reading to talking．汤姆喜欢读书而不喜欢谈天.
例 He prefers wine to beer．= He would rather drink wine than beer． 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒.
3） would rather+不带to的不定式有时可代替 would prefer+带 to的不定式.
例 I’d rather fly than go by sea．=I’d prefer to fly． 我宁愿乘飞机也不愿乘船.
这两个结构后面带名词时情况也一样：
4）would rather/sooner和would prefer后面都可跟完成式,但后者带to.
例 We went by sea but I’d rather have gone by air=I’d prefer to have gone by air． 我们是乘船去的,可我本想乘飞机去.（我愿意乘飞机去,可我的愿望未能实现.）
二、如果在两者中进行取舍，表示“宁愿……而不愿……，与其……宁可……”的意思时，则可用would rather…than…或would…rather than…的句型
三、在疑问句式中，would rather 与would rather…than…中的would要放在主语之前
I would rather stay than go.
我宁愿留下不愿去。
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I would rather have noodles than rice.
我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭。
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I would rather do what makes me fulfilled.
我宁可去做一些能让我充实的事情。
