despite的用法介绍

　　1. 指现在或将来用过去时。如：

　　I would rather you didn't mention the price. 我愿意你别提价钱。

　　I'd rather you knew that now, than afterwards. 我宁愿你现在知道而不是以后。

　　Don't come and see me today—I'd rather you came tomorrow. 今天不要来看我——我希望你们明天来。

　　Tomorrow's difficult. I'd rather yon came next weekend. 明天有困难。我希望你下周末来。

　　“We might go for a swim” “No,l'd rather we didn't.” “我们去游泳吧。”“不，我想我们最好不去。”

　　“Shall I give you a cheque?” “I' d rather you paid cash.” “我付给您支票行吗?”“我想您最好付现金。”

　　Ann said that Bill wanted to go alone but that she'd rather he went with a group. 安说比尔想一个人去，但她宁愿他跟一大群人一起去。

　　2. 指过去用过去完成时。如：

　　I'd rather he hadn't told me about it 我宁愿他未告诉我这件事。

　　Kate went by car and I'd rather she hadn't. 凯特是坐汽车去的，我倒愿意她不是坐汽车去的。

　　I'd rather she had asked me before borrowing the car. 我真希望她先问我一声再借车。

　　注：有时用于虚拟语气语境中。如：

　　If I'd lived in 1400, I'd rather have been a knight than a monk. 如果我生活在1400年，我宁愿当骑士，不当修道士。

　　If she'd had a chance, she'd rather have lived 100 years ago. 如果有机会她宁愿生活在100年前。

　　四、用于would rather…than…结构

　　此结构表示“宁愿(做)……而不愿(做)……”。如：

　　I'd rather go hungry than eat that! 我宁可挨饿也不吃那种东西!

　　I' d rather pay his fine for him than let him go to prison. 我宁愿替他交罚款，也不愿让他蹲监狱。

　　He would rather have the small one than (have) the large one. 他宁愿要小的那个，而不愿要大的。

　　I'd rather use my money than leave it lying in the bank. 我宁可把钱花了也不想存在银行里。

　　I'd rather have a room of my own. however small (it is), than share a room. 无论房间多么小，我宁愿一个人住一间，而不愿意与别人合住一个房间。

　　五、用于口语表达I'd rather not

　　口语中说I'd rather not，表示委婉的不同意，其意为“我宁愿不……”。如：

　　“Are you coming with us?” “I'd rather not.” “你和我们一起来吗?“”我不想。”

　　“Some more wine” “Thank you. I'd rather not. I have to drive home.” “再来一点酒好吗?”“不要了，我不能再喝了。我还得开车回家呢。”

　　The boys' d rather go by air, wouldn't they? 男孩子更愿意坐飞机走，对吗?

　　You'd rather not wake a sleeping dog, would you? 你总不想没事找麻烦，对吧?

rather than的用法

　　一、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

　　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

　　2)John ought to go rather than Jean.约翰比琴更应该去。

　　3)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。

　　试比较：

　　4)We sometimes eat rice instead of potatoes.

　　有时候我们不吃土豆，而吃米饭。

　　3、接形容词

　　5)These shoes are comfortable rather than good-looking.

　　这鞋不好看可是舒服。

　　6)You are doing this for yourself rather than for your friend.

　　你不是为你朋友，而是为你自己做这种事。

　　7)I'd prefer to go in August rather than in July.我愿8月去不愿7月去。

　　5、接动名词

　　8)I always prefer starting early,rather than leaving everything to the last minute.

　　我总是愿意早开始而不愿意把所有事情都留到最后才做。

　　9)He was engaged in writing a letter rather than reading the newspaper.

　　他那时是在写信而不是看报纸。

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