Prefer, would like ,would rather 的用法

一、词组prefer to的用法

及物动词prefer相当于like sth. better, 意思是“宁愿; 较喜欢”, 现在分词、过去式要双写-r,再加-ing, -ed，即preferring, preferred, preferred。

1. prefer + n. / pron. / doing / sth. 喜欢某人或某物; 宁愿做某事

Mr. Brown preferred spending his spare time doing some reading.布朗先生比较喜欢把业余时间用来读点书 He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜欢吃米饭。

I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。

So you prefer speaking without referring to your notes? 这么说,你更喜欢不看稿子做报告了.

2. prefer A to B “ 宁愿做...而不做...”. He prefers English to Chinese. 比起汉语他更喜欢英语。 prefer doing A to doing B

Even on holidays Mr. Wang preferred reading to doing nothing.

即使在假日,王先生宁愿读书而不愿闲着。

注:在这种结构中,to为介词,而不是不定式符号,故其后应当接动名词形式,决不能接动词原形。

3. prefer to do sth. “愿意做”。I prefer to go at once.我愿意马上就走

4. prefer sb. to do sth. 宁愿某人做某事

I prefer you to spare some time to come to our art exhibition next week. 我宁愿你们下星期抽出点时间来看看我们的美展。

5. prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. “宁愿做...而不做...”

These workers preferred to work extra hours at night rather than leave the work until the next week. 这些工人宁愿加班干,也不愿把工作留到下一个星期。

注:这种结构中的rather than可以置于句首。例如:

Rather than go on holiday to the seaside I prefer to work days and go to school nights. 我宁愿白天工作,晚上上学,而不愿到海边度假。

prefer to die rather than surrender 宁死不屈

6. prefer that sb. (should) do sth. 宁愿某人做某事

在that引导的宾语从句中,我们应当用虚拟语气“should+动词原形”,其中的should可以省略。 We prefer that each new student take a science course. 我们希望每位新生修一门理科课程。

I prefer that someone else should do this. 我觉得还是让别人来做这件事比较好.

Rather than ________ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ________ a bicycle.

A. ride; ride B. riding; ride C. ride; to ride D. to ride; riding

二、would like用法点滴

would like =want表示“想要”之意，常用来委婉地表达说话人的邀请、请求或意愿、打算。 Would like sth.想要某物 . I’d like a cup of coffee. 我想要一杯咖啡。

would like to do.sth.想要做某事. He would like to see you today.

would like sb.to.do.sth.想要某人做某事What would you like me to do.

2. I’d like / love to go on vacation in Paris. 我想去巴黎度假。

3. —Would you like something to eat? —Yes, please. / No, thanks. —你想吃点什么吗？ —是的。/ 不，谢谢。

4. —Would you like to go for a walk with me? —你愿意和我去散步吗？

—Yes, I’d like / love to. / I’d love / like to, but I have to finish my homework first.

—我很乐意。/ 我很乐意，但我得先完成作业。

Would you like me to call a taxi? 我去叫一部出租车来怎么样？

Would you like to?和Do you want to?都是成语式的表达法，其中的词语不可改换。

三、would rather 用法归纳

1.“would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个惯用句式。 “宁可??”、“宁愿??”。

(1) He would rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作。

(2) If you would rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。

其否定式在rather后加not。如：

I’d rather not tell you about it. 那件事我宁愿不告诉你。

I’d rather not say anything. 我宁可什么也不说。

2 .would rather do sth. than do sth 意谓“宁可（愿）??（而）不要（愿）??”、“与其??不如??”。 would do sth. rather than do sth.

I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。

The children would rather walk there than take a bus. 孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不乘公共汽车。

To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _____ travel by air. (2004全国卷III.26）

A. as B. to C. than D. while

Who would you rather ______ the report instead of you？

A. have write B. have to write C. write D. have written

有时，为表示语气上的强调，可将rather than置于句首，

Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends.试比较

I would borrow money from my friends rather than refuse to help you.我宁可向朋友借钱，也不愿拒绝帮助你。

3. would rather后还可接动词的完成式，即 would rather（not） have done sth.

表示“宁愿做过某事但事实没做”或“宁愿没做过某事但事实却做了”，表示事实与愿望相反。 I would rather have left a note on her desk. 我本想留张字条在她书桌上的。（事实上没有留）

If she’d had the chance, she’d rather have lived 100 years ago.如属可能，她宁愿生活在100年以前。

1. -----Did you quarrel with the boss about your pay yesterday?

----- Yes, but _______ that.

A. I’d rather do B. I’d like to do

C. I’d rather not have done. D. I’d like to have done.

4.would rather后可接从句，从句用一般过去式，即would rather sb. did sth.，表示宁愿某人现在或将来要做某事；表示用过去完成时,即would rather sb. had done sth. ，表示宁愿某人过去做过某事。如：

I would rather you came tomorrow. 我宁愿你明天来。

I’d rather you hadn’t told him the news that day. 我真希望你那天没有把那消息告诉他。

1. ---- Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

----_______.

A. I’d rather you didn’t, actually. B. Of course not, it’s not allowed here

C. Great! I love pets D. No, you can’t

2. I would rather you _______ with us yesterday, but you left.

A. had stayed B. stay C. stayed D. have stayed

3. Who would you rather ______ you repair your CD player?

A. help B. helped C. helping D. to help

四、or rather这一短语意为"更确切地"，表示想要纠正已经说过的话,或欲使已说过的话更确切。 He worked till late last night, or rather, early in the morning.

他一直工作到深夜,或者更确切地说,到今天凌晨。

The building is like a palace, or rather a temple.

这幢建筑物像一座宫殿,或者更确切地说像一座寺庙。

 

第二篇：prefer和would+rather的用法区别

prefer和would rather的用法区别

一、prefer to do sth= would rather do sth更喜欢做某事，宁愿做某事。

例如: I’d like to stay at home , but Max prefers toplay(play) football on Sundays. = I’d like to stay at home ， but Max would ratherplay(play) football on Sundays.

注意点：1. prefer to do sth 不仅有人称变换,第三人称形式是prefers to do sth , 而且还有时态变化, 过去时态为preferred to do sth。

2. would rather既无人称变化,也无时态变化。

二、prefer to do sth rather than do sth=prefer doing sth to(doing) sth =would rather do sth than do sth 即prefer A to B, “比起B来更喜欢A”，其中to是介词。

例如:All students prefer to take the bus rather than walk.

= All students prefer taking the bus to walking.

=All students would rather take the bus than walk.

【考点回放】

1. Not all the tourists from Japan

_______ Western food to Chinese food. (20xx年无锡市)

A. likeB. prefer

C. enjoyD. love

解析：这道题的考点是prefer A to B 的结构，其中A 和B可以是名词、代词，或是动名词，所以答案是B。

2. I prefer skiing to _______. The snow makes me excited.

(20xx年淮安市)

A. cycles

B. cycling

C. cycled

解析：这道题的考点也是prefer A toB , 其中A 是动名词，to 是介词, 所以答案是B。

3. Some of my classmates _______ cartoons _______ documentaries.

(20xx年连云港市)

A. prefer ... to

B. would rather ... than

C. like ... better

D. like ... less

解析: 因为B选项would rather ...than ... 结构中,接的是动词原形, 而cartoons，documentaries 是名词,所以排除B； C 和D选项是比较级, 缺少介词than，所以答案是A。

4. She prefers to eat outside rather than at home.

(20xx年甘肃省六市)

A. cookB. cooking

C. to cookD. cooks

解析: 这道题的考点是prefer to do sth rather than do sth的结构, 同学们不难发现,不管是prefer to do sth rather than do sth 还是would rather do sth than do sth，than 后面都是动词原形, 所以答案是A。

【实战演习】

选用prefer或would rather来完成句子。

1. Most Grade 7 students

skating to bowling. However，Grade 15 students_______ go bowling than skating.

2. Around 80% of the girls _______ go to the cinema than watch TV.

3. Lucy _______ red to blue when she was a little girl.

4. On rainy days，Alice _______ to do some reading at home rather than go out.

5. Mary would rather _______ TV at home than out.

A. to watch ；goB. watch ； to go

C. watch ； go D. watching； going

6. Lily prefers _______ a low score rather than _______ in the exam.

A. to get；cheat

B. get；to cheat

C. getting；cheating

D. get； cheat

7. 周末我宁愿看点书,也不愿上网聊天。

I ______________ at weekends.

Keys: 1. prefer ; would rather2. would rather3. preferred4. prefers 5. C 6. A

7. would rather do some reading than chat online 或prefer to do some reading rather than chat online

would prefer的用法

1、后接不定式时与rather than 或instead of连用，如：He preferred to die rather than (to) steal. / He perferred to die instead of stealing. 他宁死也不去偷窃。

2、注意介词搭配，如： I prefer swimming to skating. (I like swimming better than skating.)我喜欢游泳胜过滑冰。prefer 因其本身含有比较之意，而不可再与more 或most连用。

3、prefer＋名词或动名词“宁愿”，“更喜欢”。He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜欢吃米饭。I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的。

4、prefer to do “愿意做”。I prefer to go at once.我愿意马上就走。

5、prefer sb. to do “愿意某人做” I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你马上就走。

6、prefer to sth.“宁愿做...而不做...”. I prefer tea to milk.我宁愿喝茶也不喝牛奶。I prefer watching TV to going out. 我宁愿看电视也不出去。

7、prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.“宁愿做...而不做...” I prefer to watch TV rather than go out.我宁愿呆在家里也不出去。

8、prefer＋ that从句“宁愿”（从句一般用虚拟语气）I prefer that you should do it.我宁愿你做这件事。

回答时间：2010-10-25 15:07

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prefer最常见的意思是"宁可"、"宁愿(选择)"、"比较喜欢"、"更喜欢"等, 可以构成以下结构。

一. prefer sth.

"Do you like French?""Yes, but I prefer English.""你喜欢法语吗?""喜欢,但是我更喜欢英语。"

"Which do you prefer, rice or bread?""Either will do.""你比较喜欢吃什么,米饭还是面包?""随便哪一个都行."

注:prefer是"比较喜欢,更喜欢"的意思,即like better,因此就不能再与better, more等比较级词语连用。

二.prefer over sth.

I prefer over this newly-built lab, and you? 我比较喜欢这个新建的实验室,你呢?

They prefer over new works that sing of their life today. 他们更喜欢歌颂他们今天生活的新作品。

三. prefer sth. above all others

I prefer the book above all others. 我最喜欢这本书。

The middle-aged man

prefers swimming above all others. 这位中年人最喜欢游泳。

四. prefer A to B

I prefer the original book to the revised edition. 我觉得原书比修订本好。

Those Red Army men preferred death to surrender in their struggle with the enemy. 在对敌斗争中,那些红军战士宁死不屈。

五. prefer doing A to doing B

Even on holidays Mr. Wang preferred reading to doing nothing. 即使在假日,王先生宁愿读书而不愿闲着。

注:在这种结构中,to为介词,而不是不定式符号,故其后应当接动名词形式,决不能接动词原形。另外,为了保持前后对应关系,prefer后面也应当接动名词形式。

六. prefer to do sth.

They prefer to spend the rest of the morning wandering in the streets. 他们比较喜欢把早上剩下的时间都用来在街上闲逛。

七. prefer doing sth.

So you prefer speaking without referring to your notes? 这么说,你更喜欢不看稿子做报告了?

Mr. Brown preferred spending his spare time doing some reading. 布朗先生比较喜欢把业余时间用来读点书。

注: 这种prefer后面接动名词的结构,用来谈论一般情况下"更喜欢某种活动",而在一个特定场合下表示"特别喜欢"时,得用上述prefer后接动词不定式结构。

八. prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.

These workers prefered to work extra hours at night rather than leave the work until the next week. 这些工人宁愿加班干,也不愿把工作留到下一个星期。

注:这种结构中的rather than可以置于句首。例如:

Rather than go on holiday to the seaside I prefer to work days and go to school nights. 我宁愿白天工作,晚上上学,而不愿到海边度假。

注:有时rather可以移至第一个不定式之前,而让than留在第二个不定式之前,即为prefer rather...than结构.这种用法多见于书面语言,在口语中很少用.例如:

She prefers rather to sew than to knit. 她喜欢缝纫而不爱编织。

九. prefer to do sth. rather than doing sth.

They prefer to join in the celebrations rather than going on a visit to the Palace Museum. 他们宁愿参加庆祝活动而不愿参观故宫。

注:有时名词也可用于rather than之后,这种用法多用以表示在某种具体场合的选择。例如:

"What shall we have for lunch, rice or buns?""I prefer rice rather than buns.""我们午饭吃什么,米饭还是圆面包?""我宁可吃米饭而不想吃圆面包。"

这句话表示:在这种具体的场合"我宁可吃米饭。"实际可视为在prefer 和rather than之后均省略了to have.

注:有时该结构前后两个不定式意思相同,仅各自带有不同的修饰附加成分,那么第二个不定式可予以省略,只保留不同的修饰附加成分而置于rather than之后。例如:

Mr. Smith preferred to meet us downstairs rather than upstairs. 史密斯先生宁愿在楼下而不愿在楼上会见我们。

十. prefer sb. to do sth.

I prefer you to spare some time to come to our art exhibition next week. 我宁愿你们下星期抽出点时间来看看我们的美展。

十一. prefer+that-clause.在that宾语从句中,我们应当用虚拟语气"should+动词原形",其中的should可以省略。

We prefer that each new student take a science course. 我们希望每位新生修一门理科课程.

十二. prefer sth. (or sb.)+adj.

I prefer the door open. 我宁愿门开着。

I prefer my coffee black. 我爱喝不加奶的咖啡。