问题标题:
prefer的用法?
问题描述:
prefer的用法?
孟为民回答:
1.prefer+名词
——Wouldyoulikemeatorfish?
——I'dprefermeat,please.
2.prefer+动名词
Doyouprefercoolingforyourselforeatinginarestaurant?自己做饭还是喜欢下馆子?
—Doyoulikeswimming?你喜欢游泳吗?
—Yes,butIprefersailing.喜欢,但我更喜欢驾驶帆船.
3.prefer+不定式
Doyouprefertocookforyourself,ortoeatinarestaurant?
Iprefertospendtheweekendathome.我喜欢在家里度周末.
Iwouldprefertostayathometonight.
Shepreferstobealone.
4.Prefersb.todosth.
Theirfatherprefersthemtobehomeearly.他们的父亲宁愿他们早点回家.
Ithoughtyouwouldprefermenottoknock.
5.preferAtoB
在本句型中,A与B是平行结构,可以是名词,也可以都是动名词.例如:
Ipreferdogstocats.在狗与猫之间我更喜欢狗.
Mostpeopleprefertrainstobuses.
大多数人愿意坐火车而不愿坐汽车.
Ipreferwritingatermpapertotakinganexamination.
我宁愿写一篇学期论文也不愿参加考试.
Ipreferstayingathometogoingout.
我觉得在家里比出去好.
Thousandsofchildrennowadayspreferdoingtheirhomeworktoabackgroundofpop-musictodoingitinaquietroom.成千上万的孩子如今一边听流行音乐一边做作业,也不愿在安安静静的房间里做.
Shehasalwayspreferredmarkingherownclothesratherthanbuyingthemintheshops.她向来喜欢自己做衣服,而不到商店里去买衣服.
6.Prefer+不定式+ratherthan+不定式
1)本句型中,第一个不定式前面要加to,第二个不定式前面以不加to居多.例如:Heprefertodieratherthanbecometraitor.他宁死也不做叛徒.
Olderpeopleoftenfearchange.Theyknowwhattheycandobest.Theyprefertorepeattheirsuccessesratherthanriskfailure.年纪大的人常常怕变化.他们知道什么最拿手,宁愿把自己成功的经验再如法炮制也不愿冒失败的危险.
Shepreferredtosewratherthantoknit.她喜欢缝纫而不喜欢编织.
2)ratherthan也可以置于句首:
Ratherthanbuyacarofhisown,hepreferstorentone.
3)than后也可用动名词:
Iprefertostayathomeratherthango/goingtoseeafilm.我觉得与其去看电影倒不如待在家里.
Iwouldprefertospendtheweekendathomeratherthandrive/drivingallthewaytoyourmother's.我觉得与其开车跑那么远的路到你母亲那里度周末,倒不如在家里过更好些.
4)prefer…ratherthan中的rather也可以移到第一个不定式之前(preferrather…than),这种用法多见于书面语.例如:Hepreferredrathertotakethewholeblamehimselfthantoallowittofallontheinnocent.他宁可自己承担全部责任而不愿让无辜的人受到连累.
5)prefertodoAratherthandoB意义相同,试比较:Joeprefersskatingtoskiing.
Joeprefertoskateratherthanski.
Billpreferredplayingsoccertoswimming.
Billpreferredtoplaysoccerratherthanswim.
Hepreferredratingacartohavingoneofhisown.
Hepreferstorentacarratherthantohaveoneofhisown.他宁愿租车也不愿买车.
6)用prefer…ratherthan代替prefer…to连接名词的形式偶尔也可见到.如:Mr.Brunnerpreferschemistryratherthanphysics.
有人认为两者的区别是:prefer…to表示一般的倾向,prefer…ratherthan则表示在某种具体场合的选择.如:Whatshallwehavetodrink,portorsherry?我们喝什么呢,葡萄酒还是雪利酒?
Ishouldpreferportratherthansherry.我宁愿喝葡萄酒而不喝雪利酒.
7)prefer+that从句
WouldyoupreferthatIcomeonMondayinsteadofonTuesday?你宁愿让我星期一来而不是星期二来吗?
Ipreferthatsomeoneelseshoulddothis.我觉得还是让别人来做这件事比较好.
通过以上的学习,我们了解了prefer的各种用法,以及perfer相关的词组.
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