We couldn’t but weep at the sad news. 8 W* g- F! Y- x8 d: L f
You can’t but respect them. + Y. H* c2 m1 U: V
Rather than和sooner than同义,都是“宁可”,“与其…(不如)”,“不是…(而是)”的意思。当它们放在句首时,其后跟不带to的不定式;在其它位置时其后的不定式可带也可不带to:
$ R. W f6 \7 A Rather than risk breaking up his marriage, he told his wife everything. 他把一切都告诉了妻子,而不是冒离婚的危险。 $ m/ x' z0 \+ M- b) M" R! }& l
Rather than cause trouble, he left. 他宁可走开而不愿引起麻烦。 8 U/ ]8 l. t0 h+ A3 C( H
Sooner than marry that man, she would earn her living as a waitress. 她宁可当女招待养活自己,也不嫁给那个男人。
4 w4 D* x. f; ?, p' u l' B/ l He decided to write rather than telephone. 他决定写信,不打电话。
& ^1 P9 B4 B, u2 h' M9 P- o6 G The manager believes it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to increase wages. 经理相信重要的是投资买新机器,而不是增加工资。
0 u @+ o) Q: d& f, s Rather than John do it, I’d prefer to do the job myself. 与其让John干这件事情,我宁可自己动手。
! a3 J! s! |) X- r3 u- q& S 4、有些动词要求省掉to的不定式作宾语补语。 7 E0 a* O0 O' R: K$ p6 y/ U9 J2 S7 s
在Why 起首的疑问句中跟不带to的不定式:
) s, B5 J. |' V! m& W8 Z' ? Why not come with us? 为什么不跟我们一起来呢? =Why don’ t you come with us?
3 ]5 a- g# L( d: Q8 | Why not go for a game of tennis? 为什么不去打网球呢?
& x3 v. s$ I8 U$ S& e' n Why not relax yourself? 为什么不放松你自己呢?
4 B/ j7 {' k. W9 `! _2 u' o# V5 x Why not try to train your character? 为什么不培养你的性格呢? 5 J- x5 H* A# h! N" a/ E
Why not give the $40 to Tom? 干吗不把那40美金给汤姆呢?
) Z9 G8 _) j1 Y% E: v For God’s sake, why bring that up again? 看在上帝的份上,干吗又提这事呢?
. k4 T( s' v, e0 t, s2 b1 Z' |# c Why split hairs over the color of the dress? 干吗对连衣裙的颜色吹毛求疵呢?
! `" E4 U N) p, d B& A Why run this risk?  干吗冒这个险?
, A5 c! x( Z4 b5 |+ a+ P0 p Why risk breaking the law? 干吗冒犯法的险呢? 4 D9 S3 s& N8 m+ U* `$ C
5、不定式作宾语而后面还有宾语补语时,常用it来代替不定式短语,而把真正作宾语的不定式短语放在补足语后面。常见的动词有:consider认为,feel觉得,find发现,make使,think认为,等等。例如: , Z6 S" O% i& r, B1 D$ L2 x
I think it best to go. 我想最好走。 : G% Z- R- W5 ^8 t
Do you consider it right to send our doctors over? 你觉得派我们的医生去对吗?
! D' |, T+ {( Z- k' j3 Y) T6 Q1 H I found it strange for her not to come today. 我发现她今天没来是很奇怪的。 * |5 z8 ]4 p! `( W5 q, b
注意:hope希望,demand要求,suggest建议,这三个词不能跟不定式作宾补。
& {* r: n$ s9 I' J5 ]# P3 E, L 错误的句子:
: Q- m2 [3 u0 k4 F: Z I hope you to be happy. 我希望你快乐。
9 s/ D; h( m+ A9 a$ d I suggest you to take him seriously.  我建议你要把他当回事。
. C% Q1 l$ d9 O4 P4 V; B: [ We demanded them to give us a definite answer.我们要求他们给个确切的答复。
' K" q8 @! p5 J 正确的句子: $ K5 s" C( k3 M* g/ D3 Q2 W
I hope that you’ll be happy. 我希望你快乐。 - T: G9 b) J2 N0 I; a9 J& P) Y
I suggest that you take him seriously. 我建议你要把他当回事。
- A7 O2 D. @% b3 L- W0 u2 ` ] I advise you not to take him seriously.  我建议你不要把他当回事。 4 Y$ B: m3 y) t: l' ~* }
We demanded that they give us a definite answer. 我们要求他们给个确切的答复。 |