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◆ raise; keep; support; feed 这四个词都有“抚养”、“养家”、“赡养”的意思，但也有区别。 raise意为“抚养（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”之意。如： He raised the children himself；his wife died years ago． 他的妻子多年以前就去世了，他一手把孩子拉扯大。 He raised those goats from new-born kids．那些羊从小羊羔时就是他喂养的。 keep表示“养活（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”。如： John has his wife and six children to keep（support）．约翰要养活妻子和六个孩子。 They kept some hens and pigs．他们养了一些鸡和猪。 support意为“养活”，不用于饲养动物。如： She supports her old mother．她赡养老母亲。 He has a large family to support．他要养活一大家子。 feed意为“喂 养 ；饲养；以……为食”。如： Have you fed the baby／cow yet？婴儿／牛喂了吗？ She fed meat to her dog. ＝She fed her dog with／on meat．她用肉喂狗。 Foxes feed on small animals．狐狸以小动物为食。 rather than／would rather（…than） rather than是连词，前后两端所连的词性是一致的，通常译为“而不是”或“与其说是……不如说是”，有时可用短语介词instead of替代。例如： He was writing a letter rather than＝（instead of）reading the newspaper．他那时正在写信而不在看报纸。 John should go rather than＝（instead of）Jean．应该去的是约翰，而不是简。 These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty．这些鞋子谈不上漂亮，但穿起来倒很舒服。 Evans is a doctor rather than a teacher．与其说埃文斯是个老师，不如说是个医生。 | 
