would rather 寧願

第一題:為什麼 rather than 常被翻譯成「寧願」?

其實,rather than 本身的字面意思是「而不是……」(沒有「寧願」兩個字)。

那為什麼大家常常會把它翻譯成「寧願……」呢?這是因為它經常和表示「偏好」的動詞(如 wouldprefer)綁在一起用!

  • **單獨看 rather than**
  • I will take a walk, rather than take the bus. (我要去散步,而不是搭公車。➔ 這裡單純是「而不是」)

  • 當它遇到 would(就會變成「寧願……也不要……」)
  • 英文有一個超級經典的片語叫 would rather A rather than B(或簡化成 would rather A than B)。
  • 其中的 would rather 就是「寧願」的意思,而後面的 rather than 則負責帶出「也不要……」的對象。
  • I would rather walk rather than take the bus. (我寧願走路,也不要搭公車。)

would rather 的意思是「寧願……」,最常見的基礎句型是:would rather + 原形動詞 + rather than + 原形動詞(後面的 rather than 常可簡寫為 than)。

第一類:表達「寧願做 A,也不要做 B」(標準對比句型)

  1. I would rather stay at home than go out in this heavy rain. (我寧願待在家裡,也不要在這場大雨中出門。)
  2. She would rather resign than compromise her core values. (她寧願辭職,也不要妥協她的核心價值。)
  3. He would rather read a book than waste time scrolling on his phone. (他寧願看書,也不要浪費時間滑手機。)
  4. They would rather walk rather than wait an hour for the next bus. (他們寧願走路,也不要等一個小時後的下一班公車。)

第二類:表達「否定選擇」(寧願不做某事)

如果只想表達「寧願不要做……」,直接在 rather 後面加 not 即可。

  1. I would rather not talk about this sensitive topic right now. (我寧願不要現在談論這個敏感的話題。)
  2. She would rather not attend the party if he is going to be there. (如果他會去那場派對,她寧願不要出席。)

第三類:表達「希望別人做某事」(句型:would rather + 主詞 + 過去式

這個文法超愛考!當你想表達「我寧願你(現在)去做……」時,主詞後面要用「過去式動詞」**(代表假設語氣)。

  1. I would rather you left the report on my desk by tomorrow. (我寧願你明天就把報告放在我桌上。)
  2. He would rather we didn’t mention this to anyone else. (他寧願我們不要對其他人提起這件事。)
  3. She would rather her son studied medicine instead of arts. (她寧願她兒子學醫,而不是藝術。)
  4. I would rather you came early tomorrow. (我**寧願你明天早點來。)

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