归纳拓展
(1)would rather do sth.＝prefer to do sth.宁愿(可)做某事
would rather (not) do sth.宁愿(不)做某事
(2)would rather do...than do...
＝would do...rather than do...
＝rather than do...would...
＝prefer to do...rather than do...
宁愿做……也不愿做；与其做……倒不如做……
(3)would rather＋从句(从句使用虚拟语气)
would rather (that) sb.did sth.宁愿某人做某事(用一般过去时表示与现在或将来事实相反)
would rather (that) sb.had done sth.宁愿某人做过某事(过去完成时表示与过去的情况相反)
(4)would rather have done本来想做……而未实现
I would rather you didn't.常用来表示委婉拒绝别人的请求。
例句
I'd rather have the red one than (have) the green one.
我宁愿要那个红的，也不愿要那个绿的。
I'd take the train rather than go there by air.
我宁可坐火车去那儿，也不愿坐飞机去。
Rather than refuse to help you，I would borrow money from my friends.
我宁可向朋友借钱，也不想拒绝帮助你。
He prefers to stay alone rather than gossip with his coworkers in his spare time.
空闲时间他不愿与同事闲聊，更愿意一人独处。
Don't come tomorrow.I'd rather you came next weekend.
明天别来，我希望你下周末再来。
I would rather that you hadn't missed the exhibition.
我真希望你没错过展览会。(事实上已错过)
—Do you mind if I smoke？你介意我抽烟吗？
—Well，I'd rather (that) you didn't.嗯，最好别抽。
【链接训练】
①Rather than ________ on a crowded bus，he always prefers ________ a bicycle.
A．ride；ride
B．riding；ride
C．ride；to ride
D．to ride；riding
【解析】 考查prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.结构。此处是为了强调将rather than do sth.提前了。句意为：他宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘坐拥挤的公共汽车。
【答案】 C
②If you let challenges stimulate ______ annoy you，much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.
A．rather than
B．other than
C．less than
D．more than
【解析】 rather than“而不是”；other than“除……以外”；less than“少于”，more than“多于”。A项符合题意。
【答案】 A
