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重点词组（旨在提供词汇综合运用材料） 1. rather than... 是……而不是……；与其……不如……；不愿 [典例] 1). He ran rather than walked. 他是跑的而不是走的。 2).Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price与其让蔬菜烂掉，他半价把它们卖掉。 [重点用法] do A rather than do B = rather than do B, sb. does A 某人不做B却做A A rather than B 是A而不是B would rather do A than do B = would do A rather than do B 宁可做A而不做B prefer to do A rather than do B 最喜欢做A而不做B would rather sb. did/had done sth. 宁愿某人做某事 注意：rather than表示客观事实，它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。 [练习] 根据句子意思及要求填空或翻译。 1). He came running all the way ______ ______walking. 2). Rather than ______ (ride) on a crowded bus, he always prefers ______ (ride) a bicycle. 3). I’ d rather you ______ ______ (not come) yesterday. 4). She likes to keep things in the house ______ ______ throw them away, though many are useless. 5). I think Tom, ______ ______ you, ______ ______ ______ (blame). 6). 他宁愿死也不愿在街上乞讨。_____________________________________________ 答案：1). rather than 2). ride; to ride 3). hadn’ t come 4). rather than 5). rather than; is to blame 6). He would rather die than beg in the street. = He would die rather than beg in the street. 2. settle down 舒适地坐或躺（使）安静安顿安心习惯於新的生活方式工作等[典例] 1). She settled down in an armchair to read her book. 她舒适地坐在单座沙发上看书。 2). When are you going to marry and settle down? 你什麽时候结婚过上安定生活? [短语归纳] 与settle相关的短语： settle down to… 使某人安下心来做…… settle (down) in ... 在……定居下来 settle a dispute/an argument/an issue 解决一争端/争论/问题 [练习] 根据句子意思及要求填空或翻译。 1). Something is disturbing him, so he can’ t ______ ______ ______ (安下心来) his work. 2). He finally settled down to ______ (do) his homework. 3). They have finally ______ _______ ______ Canada. 答案：1). settle down to work 2). doing 3). settled down in 3. catch sight of 看见；瞥见 [典例] He was happy to catch sight of an eagle flying in the sky. 见到一只鹰在天上飞，他很高兴。 [短语归纳] sight短语： lose sight of 看不见；不再看见 keep sight of 使能看得到；保持看得到的