rather用法小結(jié)(2)
2. rather than
(1)接形容詞/名詞,表示"與其……,不如……"
This pair of shoes is comfortable rather than pretty. 這雙鞋與其說(shuō)是漂亮,不如說(shuō)是舒服。
John is a doctor rather than a teacher.與其說(shuō)約翰是個(gè)老師,不如說(shuō)他是個(gè)醫(yī)生。
(2)接名詞或代詞,可表示"而不是"的意思,相當(dāng)于短語(yǔ)instead of或in place of。I, rather than he, should be responsible for this failure. 該對(duì)這次失敗負(fù)責(zé)的是我,而不是他。
(3)接動(dòng)詞原形,表示"而不是"Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他將蔬菜半價(jià)賣(mài)掉,而不是讓菜壞掉。
3. or rather,表示"更確切地說(shuō)",起進(jìn)一步解釋說(shuō)明的作用。
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant. 她當(dāng)了秘書(shū),確切地講,是私人助理。
4. not ... but rather ... 表示"不是……,相反(而是)……"
Their problem is not a lack of funding, but rather a lack of planning. 他們的問(wèn)題不是缺乏資金,而是缺乏規(guī)劃。
5. rather than 與prefer 連用,表示"寧愿做……而不愿做……"
(1)prefer to do ... rather than do ...,如:
They prefer to repeat their former experiences rather than take new risks.
他們寧可重復(fù)以前的經(jīng)歷也不愿意進(jìn)行新的冒險(xiǎn)。
(2)prefer +名詞... rather than +名詞,替代prefer ... to的用法,如:
I should prefer wine rather than beer. 我寧愿喝紅酒而不愿喝啤酒。
牛刀小試
請(qǐng)選擇最合適的選項(xiàng)完成句子。
1. —Shall we go skating or stay at home?
—Which _____ do?
A. do you rather
B. would you rather
C. will you rather
D. should you rather
2. Rather than ______ by bus, he prefers ______ there.
A. go; walk
B. going; walk
C. go; to walk
D. to go; walking
3. Some patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren’t really drugs at all ______ sugar pills that contain non-active chemical elements.
A. or rather
B. but rather
C. rather than
D. other than
4. As he was late, he had to quickly walk ______ run to his office.
A. rather than
B. more than
C. or rather
D. other than
5. Yoga exercise is _______ difficult for a new beginner like me.
A. fairly
B. prefer
C. rather than
D. rather
6. I would rather that she _____ with her friends than stay alone in holidays.
A. travel by train
B. traveled by train
C. travels by train
D. traveling by train
7. This book is instructive ______ interesting.
A. than
B. more than
C. rather than
D. but rather
答案及解析
1. B。句意:——我們是去溜冰還是呆在家里?——你更愿意做什么?分析:根據(jù)句意,應(yīng)用would rather搭配表示“寧可,寧愿”的含義,故選B。
2. C。句意:他寧愿步行去那兒,也不愿坐公共汽車(chē)。分析:該句考查的是prefer to do ... rather than do ...結(jié)構(gòu),本句中rather than 提前。符合此類(lèi)搭配的只有C選項(xiàng)。
3. B。句意:一些遭受?chē)?yán)重疼痛的病人可以得到“藥物”的幫助,但不是真正的藥物而是含有非活性化學(xué)成分的糖衣片。分析:該句考查的是not ... but rather ...結(jié)構(gòu),用來(lái)表示“不是……而是……”。A 選項(xiàng)or rather表示“更確切地說(shuō)”;C選項(xiàng)rather than 表示“寧可”;D選項(xiàng)other than表示“除了……之外,還有”,如:Other than that, what else do you know about him?(除了那個(gè),關(guān)于他你還了解什么?)。因此只有B項(xiàng)合適。
4. C。句意:由于他遲到了,他不得不快點(diǎn)走,更確切地說(shuō),跑到辦公室。分析:該句考查的是or rather 的用法,其可用來(lái)連接前后兩個(gè)對(duì)等成分。句中它連接了walk與run,表示“更確切地說(shuō)”。
5. D。句意:瑜伽對(duì)于像我這樣的初學(xué)者來(lái)說(shuō)頗難。分析:該句考查的是rather 與其同義詞的區(qū)分。rather than和prefer均不符句意。fairly可以表示“頗,相當(dāng)”的含義,但它常用來(lái)修飾帶有肯定意味或褒義的形容詞,而rather在表達(dá)這一含義時(shí),卻是通常與較負(fù)面和貶義的形容詞搭配,difficult正是這樣的形容詞。故本題選D。
6. B。句意:我寧可她假期和朋友坐火車(chē)旅行也不愿她獨(dú)自呆著。分析:該句考查的是would rather (that) 接從句的用法,would rather 之后出現(xiàn)的從句必須使用虛擬語(yǔ)氣。該從句表示的是對(duì)將來(lái)情況的假設(shè),從句應(yīng)該用一般過(guò)去時(shí),因此正確答案為B。
7. C。句意:與其說(shuō)這本書(shū)有趣,不如說(shuō)這本書(shū)有教育意義。分析:該句考查的是rather than 連接形容詞的用法,表示“與其……,不如……”。A選項(xiàng)than是比較級(jí)的連接詞,必須使用more ... than結(jié)構(gòu);B選項(xiàng)more than含義是“十分”,如: I am more than happy to see you.(見(jiàn)到你我十分高興。),more than 的另一種形式more ... than連接形容詞,可以表示“與其……不如”,因此該句可以改寫(xiě)為:This book is more instructive than interesting;D選項(xiàng)(but rather)與否定連用,表示“不是……而是”,該句中沒(méi)有否定詞,不符合。因此只有C選項(xiàng)正確。