一、rather常用于下列句式中，其后跟動詞原形。表示“寧愿…（而）不愿…，或“與其…倒不如…”。
would rather do sth. than do sth
would do sth. rather than do sth.
prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.
例如：我寧愿去打網(wǎng)球而不愿去游泳。
 I’d rather play tennis than swim.
(=I’d play tennis rather than swim. )
（=I’d prefer play tennis rather than swim.）

【經(jīng)典習(xí)題】
1. ----Shall we go skating or stay at home？
-----Which ____ do yourself？
A．do you rather    B．would you rather    
C．will you rather   D．should you rather

2. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _____ travel by air.
A. as      B. to      C. than     D. while

3. ----- Would you ______ have tea or wine?
----- ______. I prefer coffee.
A.rather, Either   B. rather, Neither    
C. like, neither     D. rather, Both

4. Who would you rather ______ the report instead of you？
A. have write       B. have to write        
C. write            D. have written
解析：答案為A。此題還原為You would rather have who write the report instead of you.可知句式為：have sb. do sth.

5. ----- Who would you rather ______ the Olympic Maths Competition?
----- LiHua, I think, is the best choice.
A. have attended    B. have attend   C. attending   D. to attend
注：1. 有時(shí)可將rather than置于句首來加強(qiáng)語氣。如：
Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends.
我寧可向朋友借錢，也不愿拒絕幫助你。

【經(jīng)典習(xí)題】
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

2. 其否定式在rather后加not。如：
I’d rather not tell you about it. 那件事我寧愿不告訴你。
I’d rather not say anything. 我寧可什么也不說。

二、would rather后可接從句，從句用一般過去式，即would rather sb. did sth.，表示寧愿某人現(xiàn)在或?qū)硪瞿呈?；表示用過去完成時(shí),即would rather sb. had done sth. ，表示寧愿某人過去做過某事。如：
I would rather you came tomorrow. 我寧愿你明天來。
He’d rather you came on Friday. 他比較希望你在星期五來。
I’d rather you had been / hadn’t been present。我(寧)愿你當(dāng)時(shí)在場 / 不在場。
I’d rather you hadn’t told him the news that day. 我真希望你那天沒有把那消息告訴他。

【經(jīng)典習(xí)題】
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
句式為：would rather sb. did sth. 是虛擬語氣
此題還原為You would rather who helped you repair your CD player.可知答案為B

三、would rather 可接動詞的完成式，即 would rather（not） have done sth.表示“寧愿做過某事但事實(shí)沒做”或“寧愿沒做過某事但事實(shí)卻做了”，表示事實(shí)與愿望相反。如：
If she’d had the chance, she’d rather have lived 100 years ago.
如屬可能，她寧愿生活在100年以前。

【經(jīng)典習(xí)題】
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.


四.rather than 經(jīng)常用在"平行結(jié)構(gòu)"里,即連接兩個(gè)對等成分。 它連接的并列成分可以是名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞(短語)、動名詞、分句、不定式、動詞等?，F(xiàn)分述如下： 
(1) 連接兩個(gè)名詞或代詞
He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 與其說他是一個(gè)海員，不如說他是一個(gè)探險(xiǎn)者。
You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野營。
注：rather than 連接兩個(gè)名詞或代詞作主語時(shí)，謂語動詞應(yīng)與rather than 前面的名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。

(2) 連接兩個(gè)形容詞
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 與其說她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說它漂亮。

(3) 連接兩個(gè)介詞(短語)或動名詞
We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我們是在教室里開會，不是在大廳里。
She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜歡唱歌，而不喜歡跳舞。

(4) 連接兩個(gè)分句
We should help him rather than he should help us.
是我們應(yīng)該幫助他而不是他應(yīng)該幫助我們。

(5) 連接兩個(gè)不定式
I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我決定寫信而不打電話。
注意：rather than 后接不定式時(shí)，不定式可以帶to，也可以不帶to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首時(shí)，則只能接不帶to 的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜爛掉，把它們以半價(jià)賣掉了。

(6) 連接兩個(gè)動詞
He ran rather than walked. 他是跑來的，而不是走來的。
注：這里rather than 后用了walked，而沒有用walk，表示客觀事實(shí)，而不是主觀愿望。如果換成walk，則作“寧愿……而不愿 ……”解。

五、or rather這一短語意為"更確切地"，表示想要糾正已經(jīng)說過的話,或欲使已說過的話更確切。
如: 
He worked till late last night, or rather, early in the morning.
他一直工作到深夜,或者更確切地說,到今天凌晨。
The building is like a palace, or rather a temple.
這幢建筑物像一座宮殿,或者更確切地說像一座寺廟。

六、rather作副詞用時(shí), 還可作"相當(dāng);頗;有點(diǎn)兒"解。
如: 
You've done rather well.你做得相當(dāng)好。
The way he is living is rather strange to me. 他的生活方式我覺得很怪。

【注】 rather可放在不定冠詞前,也可放在不定冠詞之后,還可以和動詞連用。
如:
That is rather a surprising result.
 =That is a rather surprising result.
那是一個(gè)相當(dāng)驚人的結(jié)果。
I rather like to go for a walk after supper. 我頗喜歡在晚飯后出去散步。

   rather可以修飾比較級,還可和too連用。
如:
This computer is rather more expensive than that one.這部電腦比那部昂貴一些。
This book is rather too difficult for the beginners.這部書對初學(xué)者來說太難了

一、rather常用于下列句式中，其后跟動詞原形。表示“寧愿…（而）不愿…，或“與其…倒不如…”。
would rather do sth. than do sth
would do sth. rather than do sth.
prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.
例如：我寧愿去打網(wǎng)球而不愿去游泳。
 I’d rather play tennis than swim.
(=I’d play tennis rather than swim. )
（=I’d prefer play tennis rather than swim.）

【經(jīng)典習(xí)題】
1. ----Shall we go skating or stay at home？
-----Which ____ do yourself？
A．do you rather    B．would you rather    
C．will you rather   D．should you rather

2. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _____ travel by air.
A. as      B. to      C. than     D. while

3. ----- Would you ______ have tea or wine?
----- ______. I prefer coffee.
A.rather, Either   B. rather, Neither    
C. like, neither     D. rather, Both

4. Who would you rather ______ the report instead of you？
A. have write       B. have to write        
C. write            D. have written
解析：答案為A。此題還原為You would rather have who write the report instead of you.可知句式為：have sb. do sth.

5. ----- Who would you rather ______ the Olympic Maths Competition?
----- LiHua, I think, is the best choice.
A. have attended    B. have attend   C. attending   D. to attend
注：1. 有時(shí)可將rather than置于句首來加強(qiáng)語氣。如：
Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends.
我寧可向朋友借錢，也不愿拒絕幫助你。

【經(jīng)典習(xí)題】
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

2. 其否定式在rather后加not。如：
I’d rather not tell you about it. 那件事我寧愿不告訴你。
I’d rather not say anything. 我寧可什么也不說。

二、would rather后可接從句，從句用一般過去式，即would rather sb. did sth.，表示寧愿某人現(xiàn)在或?qū)硪瞿呈?；表示用過去完成時(shí),即would rather sb. had done sth. ，表示寧愿某人過去做過某事。如：
I would rather you came tomorrow. 我寧愿你明天來。
He’d rather you came on Friday. 他比較希望你在星期五來。
I’d rather you had been / hadn’t been present。我(寧)愿你當(dāng)時(shí)在場 / 不在場。
I’d rather you hadn’t told him the news that day. 我真希望你那天沒有把那消息告訴他。

【經(jīng)典習(xí)題】
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
句式為：would rather sb. did sth. 是虛擬語氣
此題還原為You would rather who helped you repair your CD player.可知答案為B

三、would rather 可接動詞的完成式，即 would rather（not） have done sth.表示“寧愿做過某事但事實(shí)沒做”或“寧愿沒做過某事但事實(shí)卻做了”，表示事實(shí)與愿望相反。如：
If she’d had the chance, she’d rather have lived 100 years ago.
如屬可能，她寧愿生活在100年以前。

【經(jīng)典習(xí)題】
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.


四.rather than 經(jīng)常用在"平行結(jié)構(gòu)"里,即連接兩個(gè)對等成分。 它連接的并列成分可以是名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞(短語)、動名詞、分句、不定式、動詞等?，F(xiàn)分述如下： 
(1) 連接兩個(gè)名詞或代詞
He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 與其說他是一個(gè)海員，不如說他是一個(gè)探險(xiǎn)者。
You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野營。
注：rather than 連接兩個(gè)名詞或代詞作主語時(shí)，謂語動詞應(yīng)與rather than 前面的名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。

(2) 連接兩個(gè)形容詞
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 與其說她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說它漂亮。

(3) 連接兩個(gè)介詞(短語)或動名詞
We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我們是在教室里開會，不是在大廳里。
She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜歡唱歌，而不喜歡跳舞。

(4) 連接兩個(gè)分句
We should help him rather than he should help us.
是我們應(yīng)該幫助他而不是他應(yīng)該幫助我們。

(5) 連接兩個(gè)不定式
I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我決定寫信而不打電話。
注意：rather than 后接不定式時(shí)，不定式可以帶to，也可以不帶to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首時(shí)，則只能接不帶to 的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜爛掉，把它們以半價(jià)賣掉了。

(6) 連接兩個(gè)動詞
He ran rather than walked. 他是跑來的，而不是走來的。
注：這里rather than 后用了walked，而沒有用walk，表示客觀事實(shí)，而不是主觀愿望。如果換成walk，則作“寧愿……而不愿 ……”解。

五、or rather這一短語意為"更確切地"，表示想要糾正已經(jīng)說過的話,或欲使已說過的話更確切。
如: 
He worked till late last night, or rather, early in the morning.
他一直工作到深夜,或者更確切地說,到今天凌晨。
The building is like a palace, or rather a temple.
這幢建筑物像一座宮殿,或者更確切地說像一座寺廟。

六、rather作副詞用時(shí), 還可作"相當(dāng);頗;有點(diǎn)兒"解。
如: 
You've done rather well.你做得相當(dāng)好。
The way he is living is rather strange to me. 他的生活方式我覺得很怪。

【注】 rather可放在不定冠詞前,也可放在不定冠詞之后,還可以和動詞連用。
如:
That is rather a surprising result.
 =That is a rather surprising result.
那是一個(gè)相當(dāng)驚人的結(jié)果。
I rather like to go for a walk after supper. 我頗喜歡在晚飯后出去散步。

   rather可以修飾比較級,還可和too連用。
如:
This computer is rather more expensive than that one.這部電腦比那部昂貴一些。
This book is rather too difficult for the beginners.這部書對初學(xué)者來說太難了