Lesson 14　I’d rather……我還是……吧

句型“I’d rather……”如果后接動詞原形表示寧愿做某事，如果后接完成式的動詞則表示本來寧愿做某事。如果后面接從句時，從句的謂語要用虛擬語氣。本句型翻譯為“我還是……吧”。

征服句型

●I’d rather make friends with a simple and honest person.

我更喜歡與一個淳樸老實的人交朋友。

●I’d rather hand in hand with you until we were old.

我還是寧愿和你手牽手直到老去。

●We’d rather have a dinner in Chinese restaurant.

我們還是在中國餐廳吃飯吧。

●I’d rather have a walk with you by the sea in the evening in summer.

夏天的晚上我還是和你一起去海邊散步吧。

●I’d rather have a rest in a tranquil and remote village.

我寧愿在幽靜偏遠的鄉村休息。

征服對話

●What do you think of this gorgeous hairpin?

●I’d rather like a simple and pure appearance.

你覺得這樣華麗的發簪怎么樣啊？

我寧愿喜歡素凈的打扮。

●My legs are itchy, there are many mosquitoes in your bedroom.Use mosquito killer to kill them.

●I’d rather burn a mosquito-repellent incense.

我的腿好癢，你的臥室有好多蚊子。用滅蚊器殺死它們。我寧愿點一盤蚊香。

●I’d rather talk about something else.

●Well, then what do you want to talk?

我們還是談些別的吧。

那么，你想談些什么呢？

Tips

“would rather”的否定式通常要將“not”放置于“rather”的后面。例如：I’d rather not know you.我寧愿不認識你。I’d rather not drive my car to work.我寧愿沒有開車去上班。