Pip’s sister often abuses him,but Joe is a kind and simple man who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip.皮普的姐姐经常辱骂他,但乔却是一个善良、淳朴的人,他宁愿死也不愿意看到皮普受到任何伤害。 13. 句型公式:would rather do...than do... (1)would rather do...than do...宁愿……也不愿…… (2)“would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个句式,意为“宁可……;宁愿……;最好……”。后接宾语从句时,从句谓语用虚拟语气:表示一个现在或将来的愿望,谓语用一般过去时;表示一个过去的愿望,谓语用过去完成时。 (3)other than除了……,除……以外,常用于否定句中,相当于except,but等。 (4)rather than 宁可……也不……;而不是;与其……倒不如……,用于连接两个并列成分。 (5)prefer to do...rather than do...宁愿……而不愿…… (6)or rather更确切地说 (1)I’d rather work in the countryside. 我宁可在农村工作。 (2)In no country,other than Britain,it has been said,can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. 据说除了英国,没有一个国家的人在一天中会经历四个季节。 (3)The problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. 这个问题应该由政府处理而不是普通百姓。 (4)I met him very late on Friday night,or rather,early Saturday morning. 我在星期五晚上很晚见到了他,更确切地说是在星期六早晨早些时候。 (1)用所给词的适当形式填空 ①The boy prefers |