【学海导航】2014版高考英语一轮总复习 module8 unit1 the written word1基础巩固篇课件 新人教版.pptVIP

◆I would rather you told me the truth now than (you told me) tomorrow. 我宁愿你现在而不是明天告诉我真相。 【注意】would rather…than…也可改写成 “would…rather than…”，其用法及含义仍不变。 ◆She would listen to her classmates rather than her parents. 她宁愿听同学的话，也不听父母的。 有时，为表示语气上的强调，可将rather than置于句首。 ◆Rather than get money in such a dishonest way, he would beg in the street. 与其以这种不诚实的方式挣钱，他不如上街去行乞。 (1)“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、时态变化，它是一个情态助动词。该句式常用来表示选择的意愿，意为“宁可……”、“宁愿……”、“最好……”。 ◆Which would you rather have, tea or coffee? 你宁愿喝哪一种饮料，茶还是咖啡？ (2) would