语法点拨
1. would rather…than…
这个句式意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。例如：
She would rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。
(1) 使用此句型时要注意“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。例如：
I would rather have noodles than rice. 我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭。
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。
I would rather talk with his mother than with his father. 我宁愿和他妈说话而不愿和他爸说话。
(2) 此句型有时可代替 would prefer+带 to的不定式。例如：
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。例如：
--Would you like some tea？您想喝点茶吗？
--I’d prefer a coffee．我想喝点咖啡。
=I’d rather have coffee than tea. 我想喝点咖啡，不想喝茶。
【真题演练】
① They would rather _______ colours like orange or yellow than blue or white.( 2010宿迁市)
A. use B. to use C. using D. uses
② --Why would some workers in Foxcon(富士康)die __________ continue working in the factory?
--Psychologists(心理学家)say they are under too much pressure. (2010宜昌市)
A. better than B. by accident C. instead of D. rather than
2. prefer…to…
prefer常构成以下几种句型：
prefer A to B 表示“喜欢A胜于B”
prefer to do sth 表示“更喜欢做某事”
prefer sb. to do sth. 表示“宁愿某人做某事”
prefer doing A to doing B 表示“宁愿做A事而不愿做B事”
prefer to do A rather than do B 表示“宁愿做A事而不愿做B事”
【真题演练】
① --Which would you like, tea or coffee? --Either______OK, but I prefer coffee_____milk.(2009深圳)
A. is, has B. are, with C. is, with D．are，has
② --What a heavy rain!--So it is. I prefer _______ at home _______ on such a rainy day. (2009扬州)
A. watch TV; to go out B. watch TV; go out C. watching TV; to going out D. to watch TV; going out
③ --Which of the two T-shirts do you prefer? --_______is OK. I don’t like their styles. (2010荆门市)
A. Either B. Neither C. Both D. All
④ --Would you like some coffee?
--Yes, and please get me some milk. I prefer coffee _______ milk. (2010宁夏)
A. with B. to C. of D. on
⑤ --How about going shopping this weekend, Peter?
--Sorry. I prefer ________rather than _________.(2010泰安市)
A. to stay at home, go out B. to go out, stay at home
C. staying at home, go out D. going out, stay at home