有关would-rather的五个重要句型

有关would rather的五个重要句型



一、后接动词原形

后接动词原形，表示“宁愿做某事”。如：

I’d rather be told the truth than be lied to. 我宁愿听真话，不愿被欺骗。

I’ve already seen that film, so I’d rather see another one. 我已经看过那部电影了，所以还是
看部别的吧。

I’ll go if you’re going. If not, I’d rather stay at home. 你去我就去，否则我宁可待在家里。

I’d rather do it without anybody’s help. 我宁愿不要任何人帮助，自己干这件事。

“How about a drink?” “I’d rather have something to eat.”“喝一杯怎么样?”“我宁愿来点
吃的。”

注：would rather的否定式，通常要将not置于rather之后。如：

I’d rather not say anything. 我宁可什么也不说。

二、后接完成式动词

后接完成式动词，表示过去的想法，通常可译为“(本来)宁愿做某事”。表示主语要做
某事， 而结果事与愿违如：

We went by sea, but I’ d rather have gone by air. 我们是乘船去的，可我本想乘飞机去。

“At that time, I would rather have been a factory worker than an animal keeper,” he said.“ 那
时，我宁愿做一个工厂工人，也不愿做动物饲养员，”他说道。
I’d rather have left a note on her desk.

我本想留张字条在她书桌上的(from

)。
“At that time, I
would rather
have been a factory worker than an animal
keeper,”he said.

“那时，我宁愿做一个工厂工人，也不愿做动物饲养员，”他说道。



三、后接从句

后接从句时，从句谓语要用虚拟语气。具体说来，有以下两种情况：
1．一般过去时表示现在或将来的愿望

I’d rather you went tomorrow (now). 我宁愿你明天(现在)去。

I’d rather you came next Saturday. 我宁愿你下星期六来。

I’d rather you were happy. 我愿你快乐。

I’d rather she sat next to me. 我宁愿她挨着我坐。

I’d rather Jack left on an earlier train. 我宁愿杰克乘前一班火车走。

You always go without me and l’d rather you didn’t. 你总是不带我去，我可不愿意你这样。

“Shall I open the window? ” “I’d rather you didn’t. ”“我要不要把窗子打开? ” “我看不要打
开好。”

I would rather you didn’t mention the price. 我愿意你别提价钱。

I’d rather you knew that now, than afterwards. 我宁愿你现在知道而不是以后。

Don’t come and see me today—I’d rather you came tomorrow. 今天不要来看我——我希望
你们明天来。

Tomorrow’s difficult. I’d rather yon came next weekend. 明天有困难。我希望你下周末来。

“We might go for a swim” “No,l’d rather we didn’t.” “我们去游泳吧。”“不，我想我们
最好不去。”

“Shall I give you a cheque?” “I’ d rather you paid cash.” “我付给您支票行吗?”“我想您
最好付现金。”

Ann said that Bill wanted to go alone but that she’d rather he went with a group. 安说比尔想
一个人去，但她宁愿他跟一大群人一起去。

2. 用过去完成时表过去的愿望

I’d rather you hadn’t said it. 我真希望你没有这样说过。

I’d rather you hadn’t done that. 我宁愿你没这样做。

l’d rather you had been hadn’t been present。我 (宁) 愿你当时在场 不在场。

l’d rather he had told hadn’t told me about it 我 (宁) 愿他告诉了 未告诉我这件事。

Katie went by car and I’d rather she hadn’t. 凯蒂是坐汽车去的，我宁愿地不坐汽车去。

I’d rather he hadn’t told me about it 我宁愿他未告诉我这件事。

Kate went by car and I’d rather she hadn’t. 凯特是坐汽车去的，我倒愿意她不是坐汽车去
的。

I’d rather she had asked me before borrowing the car. 我真希望她先问我一声再借车。

注：有时用于虚拟语气语境中。如(from )：

If I’d lived in 1400, I’d rather have been a knight than a monk. 如果我生活在1400年，我宁
愿当骑士，不当修道士。

If she’d had a chance, she’d rather have lived 100 years ago. 如果有机会她宁愿生活在100
年前。

四、用于would rather…than…结构

此结构表示“宁愿(做)……而不愿(做)……”。如：

I’d rather go hungry than eat that! 我宁可挨饿也不吃那种东西!

I’ d rather pay his fine for him than let him go to prison. 我宁愿替他交罚款，也不愿让他蹲
监狱。

He would rather have the small one than (have) the large one. 他宁愿要小的那个，而不愿要
大的。

I’d rather use my money than leave it lying in the bank. 我宁可把钱花了也不想存在银行
里。

I’d rather have a room of my own. however small (it is), than share a room. 无论房间多么
小，我宁愿一个人住一间，而不愿意与别人合住一个房间。

五、用于口语表达I’d rather not

口语中说I’d rather not，表示委婉的不同意，其意为“我宁愿不……”。如：

“Are you coming with us?” “I’d rather not.” “你和我们一起来吗?“”我不想。”

“Some more wine” “Thank you. I’d rather not. I have to drive home.” “再来一点酒好吗？”
“不要了，我不能再喝了。我还得开车回家呢。”

The boys’ d rather go by air, wouldn’t they? 男孩子更愿意坐飞机走，对吗?

You’d rather not wake a sleeping dog, would you? 你总不想没事找麻烦，对吧?



I’d rather 后接句子的语气



下面这道题是考查 I’d rather 后接句子的语气问题，该选哪个？

“He will come tomorrow.” “But I’d rather he _________ the day after tomorrow.”

A. will come B. is coming C. came D. had come

【分析】此题容易误选A或B，因为上文的 He will come tomorrow 以及下文的时间状
语 the day after tomorrow 似乎都表明空白处应填一个一般将来时态。但实际上此题的最佳答
案是 C，这与 would rather 的用法有关。按照英语习惯，would rather 后接that 从句时，其谓
语的时态规律是：用过去式表示现在或将来，用过去完成时表示过去。又如：

I’d rather you went home now. 我宁愿你现在就回家。

I’d rather you hadn’t done that. 我真希望你没有做过那事。

“I’ve told him about it.” “But I’d rather you hadn’t.” “我把这事告诉他了。”“但我倒宁愿你
没有告诉他。”

“He will take you as well.” “But I’d rather he didn’t.” “他将把你也带上。”“但我倒宁愿不
要带我去。”



rather than 的语法与搭配


本站特约作者 陈根花




■用作连词（=but not），意为“ 而不”“不是……（而是）”“与其……（不如）”，
前后连接的成分应该是平行的。如：

He ran rather than walked. 他不是在走而是在跑。

He is a writer rather than a teacher. 与其说他是教师还不如说他是作家。

You are doing this for yourself rather than for others. 你做这件事不是为别人而是为你自
己。

It was what he meant rather than what he said. 这是他的意思，而不是他说的话。

■由于既可视为连词也可视为介词，所以连接不定式时，后面一个不定式可带to或不
带to（视为准并列连词时），也可用动名词（视为介词时）。如：

I decided to stay at home rather than (to) go [going] to the cinema. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿
去看电影。

但是，如果rather than 位于句首，其后的不定式通常不带to（也可用动名词）。如：

Rather than waste [wasting] your time doing it yourself, why don’t you call in a builder? 你
为什么宁愿浪费时间自己去干而不去请一个包工的呢？

Rather than use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我决定开张支票而
不把现金用光。

■连接两个成分作主语时，其谓语动词的数通常与前面一个主语保持一致。如：

The teacher rather than the students is to blame. 应受责备的是老师而不是学生。



would rather的意义和应用

1. would rat her表示一种心理愿望，意思为：宁愿。表示主语本人的愿望时，接动词原
形；表示对他人的愿望、想 法时，现在和将来的情况用过去时表示；过去的情况用过去完成
时表示。如：

I’d rather do it by myself. 我宁愿独自一人去做那件事。

I’d rather you came tomorrow. 我倒想要你明天来。

I’d rather you had finished it yesterday. 我倒想你昨天就做完了

2. would rather的否定形式为在rather后加n ot，但变疑问句时，往往只将would提到句
首。如：

I’d rather not tell you about it. 我倒想不告诉你为好。

Would you rather give the chance up? 你宁愿把机会放弃吗？

3. would rather常与than连用，would rather…than…，意思是：宁愿…而不…。有时，
也可写成：than…，would rather…的形式，意义不变。如：

I’d rather die than give in. 我宁愿死，也不会屈服(from )。

Than steal, I’d rather die of hunger, 我宁愿饿死，也不会去偷。

在这一结构中，than后面与前面相同的部分场被省略，只保留不同的部分。如：

I’d rather watch TV than ( I )go to the cinema. 我宁愿看电视也不愿去看电影。(省略主语，
保留谓语部分)

I’d rather play football than (I play) basketball. 我宁愿踢足球也不愿打篮球。(省略主语和
谓语，保留宾语)

I would rather go by bike than (I go ) by bus. 我宁愿骑单车也不愿坐公共汽车。(省略主语
和谓语，保留方式状语)

I’d rather be healthy than (I’m) rich. 与其有钱，不如身体健康。(省略主语和系动词，保
留表语部分)

I would rather do it slowly than (I do it ) carelessly. 与其粗心，还不如慢一点。(省略主语
和谓语，保留副词状语)






would rather的用法

■后面直接接动原形，否定式在rather后加not。如：

He’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作。

I’d rather not tell you about it. 那件事我宁愿不告诉你。

I’d rather not say anything. 我宁可什么也不说。

Which would you rather have, tea or coffee?你喜欢喝茶; 还是咖啡?

■would rather. . . than. . . . 或would rather…than…表示“宁可（愿 ）……（而）不要
（愿）……或“与其……不如……”。如：

I’d rather play tennis than swim. (=I’d play tennis rather than swim. ) 我宁愿去打网球而不
愿去游泳。

注：当than后的动词原形与前面的动词原形相同时可以省去。如：

I’d rather go on Sunday than on Monday. 我宁愿星期天去而不在星期一去。

有时可将rather than置于句首来加强语气。如：

Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends. 我宁可向朋友借钱，
也不愿拒绝帮助你。

■后接从句时，从句谓语动词要用过去式， 即表示现在或将来要做的事，用一般过去式，
表示过去要做的事用过去完成时。如：

I would rather you came tomorrow. 我宁愿你明天来。

He’d rather you came on Friday. 他比较希望你在星期五来。

I would rather you didn’t mention the price. 我愿意你别提价钱。

I’d rather she sat (didn’t sit) next to me. 我愿意她坐(不坐)在我旁边。

I’d sooner (rather) you didn’t ask me to speak. 我宁愿你别请我讲话。

I’d rather you had been hadn’t been present。我(宁)愿你当时在场 不在场。

I’d rather you hadn’t told him the news that day. 我真希望你那天没有把那消息告诉他。

I’d rather you had been hadn’t been present。我(宁) 愿你当时在场 不在场。

■would rather 接动词的完成式，表示主语要做某事，而结果事与愿违。如：

I’d rather have left a note on her desk. 我本想留张字条在她书桌上的(from )。

If she’d had the chance, she’d rather have lived 100 years ago. 如属可能，她宁愿生活在100
年以前。

“At that time, I would rather have been a factory worker than an animal keeper,”he
said. “那时，我宁愿做一个工厂工人，也不愿做动物饲养员，”他说道。

If I’d lived in 1400. I’d rather have been a knight than a monk. 如果我生活在1400年，我宁
愿当骑士，不当修道士。






would rather后句子用虚拟语气



would rather后接句子时，句子谓语习惯上要用虚拟语气，具体用法为：