【】 Its what he did _ what he said that moved us.A. except for B. but so C. instead D. rather thanv使我们感动的是他所做的事而不是 他所说的话。vrather than 不与would连用时，表 示客观事实，意为“是而不是 ；与其不如”。它连接 的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形 容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、 不定式、动词等。现分述如下： (1) 连接两个名词或代词 vHe is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如 说他是一个探险者。 You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去野营。 注意：rather than 连接两个名词或 代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数 上保持一致。 (2) 连接两个形容词vThe sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫 便宜不如说它漂亮。 (3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词 We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室 里开会，不是在大厅里。 She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。 4) 连接两个分句 vWe should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是 他应该帮助我们。 (5) 连接两个不定式 I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。 注意：vrather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to， 也可以不带to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首 时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以 半价卖掉了。v(6) 连接两个动词vHe ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不 是走来的。 注意：这里rather than 后用了walked，而没有 用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果 换成walk，则作“宁愿而不愿 ”解。 would rather的用法 v一、would rather意思是“宁愿、宁可、更、最 好、还是为好”，后接动词原形,常省略为d rather，表示优先选择的一种方式 其否定形式是would rather not do sth。would rather没有人称和数的变化，所有的人称一律用 would rather。 “would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个 惯用句式，美国英语中多用had rather。would (had)在此决无“过去”之意，它是一个情态助动 词，且无词性、时态变化。 would rather的用法 v例 Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music. 李先生不愿意听摇滚音乐。 If youd rather be alone, well all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。 Hed rather work in the countryside. 她宁可 到农村去工作。 You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家中读 点书。 would rather的用法 v二、如果在两者中进行取舍，表示“宁愿而 不愿，与其宁可”的意思时，则可 用would ratherthan或wouldrather than的句型 例 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 walk there rather than take a bus. 孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不愿乘公 共汽车。 vWould (rather)和than后都接不带to的 动词不定式，若选用的动词相同，那 么than 后的动词可以省略。 例 I would rather have noodles than rice. 我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭。 He would rather drink wine than beer 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒 。 Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up. 与其在这 样差的条件下工作，他宁愿放弃。 “平行结构”v使用would ratherthan句型时要注意“平行 结构”，即在than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词 组，如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等 。 例 I would rather go to work by bike than by bus. 我宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘公共汽车去上班 。 I would rather talk with his mother than with his father. 我宁愿和他妈说话而不愿和他爸说话 。 “疑问句式”v三、在疑问句式中，would rather 与would ratherthan中的would要放在主语之前 例 Would you rather stay here or go home? 你愿意呆在这里，还是回家？ Which would you rather have, apples or bananas? 你喜欢吃苹果还是香蕉？ Would you rather read a novel than read a poem?你宁愿看小说而不愿朗读诗歌吗？ “虚拟语气句型 ”v四、would rather+从句，是一个常用的虚拟语 气句型 Would rather+从句,谓语一般用过去时 来表示现在或将来。其意为“宁愿,还是 好些”“一个人宁愿另一个人做某事”。引导从句 的that常省略。在谈到过去的动作时，谓语则用 过去完成时。 例 John wants to see me today. I would rather he came to tomorrow than today. 约翰 今天想去看我。我宁愿他明天来看我而不是今天 。(句中came不是表示过去而是表示将来) Wed rather he paid us the money tomorrow. 我们宁愿他明天付给我们那笔钱。 注意：v如果只涉及主语本人而不涉及另一个 人，则would rather之后不接that从句 而接have done结构。 例 I would rather have gone to the theatre than stayed home night. 我 真希望昨天晚上去看了戏而不是呆在 家里。 注意：表示未能实现的愿望 v例 We went by sea but Id rather have gone by air=Id prefer to have gone by air 我们是乘船去的，可我本想乘飞机去 。（我愿意乘飞机去，可我的愿望未能实 现。）这和 would like+不定式的完成式有 点相似，would like+带to 的不定式的完成 式也表示未能实现的愿望。