2012年大学英语六级语法：would rather

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would rather… than…　 宁愿……而不愿。  
　　还有would sooner, had rather, had sooner都表示"宁愿"、"宁可"的意思。
: d8 O) W" Y+ P$ U. I2 D　　If I have a choice, I had sooner not continue my studies at this school.
　　I would rather stay here than go home. = I would stay here rather than go home.
* E, v% \1 Z# s* M1 q) y1 K# x- s  D　　典型例题
9 d- `6 r3 n3 S! N/ U' n　　----Shall we go skating or stay at home? www.examｗ.com
' C0 D/ j/ a" n6 c( T% K8 K, t9 m　　----Which ___ do?
( T, W4 N; E* G: C. v: e* N' O　　A. do you rather　　B. would you rather　 C. will you rather　 D. should you rather
% e, v% e, p/ {/ T, j4 R/ N9 b　　答案B。本题考查情态动词rather的用法，would rather +do sth 意为"宁愿"，本题为疑问句，would 提前，所以选B。