4、etoday?2HowmanyhoursofdaylightarethereonMarch21st?3Whatisspringweatherlike?4Whatisthetemperatureoftheairnearlightning?2.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,其否定形式是would rather not do sth。would rather没有人称和数的变化,所有的人称
5、一律用would rather。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,无词性、时态变化。Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music. 李先生不愿意听摇滚音乐。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wouldrather…than…或would…rather than…的句型I would rather watch TV at home than go to the
6、 cinema.我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。The children would walk there rather than take a bus.孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽车。请注意1) would rather…than…/would…rather than…也可以颠倒为:rather than…would…。Would(rather)和than后都接不带to的动词不定式,若选用的动词相同,那么than 后的动词可以省略。I would rather havenoodlesthanrice. 我宁
7、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。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Would you rather stay here or go home? 你愿意呆在这里,还是回家?四
8、、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。John wants to see me today. I would rather he came t