Lesson 15　I wouId rather……than……我寧愿……而不愿……

句型“I would rather……than……”的標準形式是“主語+would/had rather+動詞原形+than+動詞原形”，表示主觀上的選擇，屬于虛擬語氣。表示推測與設想，一般“would”比“had”用得多。翻譯為“與其……寧愿……”“寧可……”。

征服句型

●Heroes would rather die than yield in wartime.

在戰(zhàn)爭時期英雄們寧愿死而不降。

●I would rather stay with you than have a prosperous life.

我寧愿陪在你身邊也不愿意享受榮華富貴。

●I would rather resign than disgrace myself in your company.

我寧愿辭職也不愿在你公司受辱。

●All students in my class would rather not pass the exam than cheat.

我們班的學生寧愿考試不通過也不會作弊的。

●Most of modern women would rather starve than have a fat shape.

大部分的現(xiàn)代女性寧愿挨餓也不要有肥胖的身材。

征服對話

●I’d rather sleep in your arms silently than watch the noisy movie.

●Let’s turn the TV off.

我寧愿靜靜地躺在你的懷抱睡覺也不要看這么吵鬧的電影。那咱們把電視關了吧。

●Your sister would rather stay with your parents than work away from home.

●My sister is an obedient girl.

你的姐姐寧愿陪在你父母的身邊也不要去外地工作。我姐姐是一個孝順的女孩兒。

●Let’s go to the cinema.

●I would rather do some housework at home than go to the cinema.

我們?nèi)タ措娪鞍伞Ｎ覍幵冈诩易黾覄找膊灰タ措娪啊?/p>

Tips

與本句型相似的虛擬語氣的句型還有“主語+would sooner+動詞原形+than+動詞原形”，“sooner”是“soon”的副詞，表示的意思是“寧愿早點……而不愿……”，是一種語氣比較委婉的選擇句型。在本句型中“would”不能用“had”替換。例如：I would sooner have some meat than have a bowl of soup.我寧愿吃肉也不要一碗湯。