I'd like to go there by bike ______by car. A. not B instead C than D rather than选哪个?WHY?
选D是正确的。
解析:句子翻译为我喜欢骑自行车去那,胜过坐汽车,A不符合句子结构,如果是B,应该是instead of,如果是C,应该是prefer to do rather than do。
重点词组:rather than
音标:英[ˈrɑːðə(r) ðæn] 美[ˈræðər ðæn]
释义:而不是; 而不;
例句:
It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up.
生气宁可发泄出来而不要闷在肚内。I prefer to walk there rather than take a bus.
与其坐公共汽车去,还不如走路去。She is a career woman rather than a housewife.
她是职业妇女而不是家庭主妇。
rather than的用法
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:
1、接代词
例句1:I rather than you,should do the work.该做这工作的是我,而不是你。
2、接名词
例句1:John ought to go rather than Jean.约翰比琴更应该去。
例句2:I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.我想我该要一杯冷饮,而不要咖啡。