宁愿...而不愿；与其…不如
However, please do not forget that there are some swindlers, they would rather than the Spring Festival, but also the cause of the end.
但是，请不要忘记有一些骗子，他们宁可春节不休，也要将“事业”进行到底也。
I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default.
我宁可把钱付给个人，也不会毫无选择就把钱交给国家。
It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.
用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。
It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.
当初要是分几个冬天来疏剪树木，会比一次性疏剪要更好些。
Ben Weatherstaff says the robin is so conceited he would rather have stones thrown at him than not be noticed.
本·韦瑟斯塔夫说知更鸟太自大了，宁愿别人朝他扔石头，也要引起别人的注意。
"would rather than" 是英语中表达偏好的常用结构，其核心含义为"宁愿…而不愿…"，强调在两个选项中明确选择前者。这一短语在语法和语义上有以下特点：
一、基本结构与用法 "would rather" 后接动词原形，通过连词"than"连接对比项，形成"would rather A than B"的平行结构。例如：
二、否定形式与省略规则 当表达否定时，"not"需紧接在"would rather"之后：
三、时态与语境适应性 该结构可通过调整时态表达不同时间维度的偏好：
四、与相似表达式的区别 相较于"prefer to"，该结构语气更强烈且带有情感倾向性。比较：
此结构常见于正式书面语和日常对话，在商务谈判、文学创作等场景中高频出现，其简洁性使其成为英语修辞中重要的对比表达手段。
“would rather...than” 是一个固定搭配，用于表达“宁愿做某事而不愿做另一件事”的偏好。以下是详细解析：
1. 基本结构 • 完整句式：would rather + 动词原形 + than + 动词原形 例：I would rather walk than take the bus.（我宁愿走路也不坐公交）
2. 省略结构 当上下文明确时，可省略重复部分： 例：Would you like tea? —I’d rather have coffee (than tea).
3. 使用注意事项 ① 两边的动词需保持形式对等（均为原形）： 正确：She would rather read than watch TV. 错误：She would rather reading than watch TV.
② “than”后可用名词/动名词（此时为“prefer...rather than”结构）： 例：He prefers cycling rather than driving.
③ 否定形式用would rather not： 例：I’d rather not go out tonight.
4. 特殊用法 当涉及第三方选择时，需用虚拟语气： 结构：would rather + 某人 + 过去式 例：I’d rather you didn’t smoke here.
常见混淆点 • “would rather than” ≠ “instead of”：前者强调主观偏好，后者仅表替代关系 • 与“prefer”的区别：“prefer”接名词/动名词（I prefer tea to coffee），而“would rather”必须接动词原形
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