第二種用法是用作復(fù)合介詞,后接動(dòng)名詞。跟聽(tīng)力課堂小編來(lái)好好學(xué)習(xí)一下吧~
1Ratherthan的用法
1.用作連詞(=but not),意為“而不”“不是……(而是)”“與其……(不如)”,前后連接的成分應(yīng)該是平行的。
如: He ranratherthan walked.他不是在走而是在跑。
He is a writerratherthan a teacher.與其說(shuō)他是教師還不如說(shuō)他是作家。
You are doing this for yourselfratherthan for others.你做這件事不是為別人而是為你自己。
It was what he meantratherthan what he said.這是他的意思,而不是他說(shuō)的話。
2.由于既可視為連詞也可視為介詞,所以連接不定式時(shí),后面一個(gè)不定式可帶to或不帶to(視為準(zhǔn)并列連詞時(shí)),也可用動(dòng)名詞(視為介詞時(shí))。
如: I decided to stay at homeratherthan (to) go [going] to the cinema.
我寧愿呆在家里也不愿去看電影。
但是,如果ratherthan 位于句首,其后的不定式通常不帶to(也可用動(dòng)名詞)。
如: Ratherthan waste [wasting] your time doing it yourself, why don’t you call in a builder?
你為什么寧愿浪費(fèi)時(shí)間自己去干而不去請(qǐng)一個(gè)包工的呢?
Ratherthan use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque.
我決定開(kāi)張支票而不把現(xiàn)金用光。
3.連接兩個(gè)成分作主語(yǔ)時(shí),其謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的數(shù)通常與前面一個(gè)主語(yǔ)保持一致。
如:The teacherratherthan the students is to blame.
應(yīng)受責(zé)備的是老師而不是學(xué)生。
2rather than例句
1、用作并列連詞的例句:
Bryson decided toquitrather thanacceptthe new rules.
并列二個(gè)不定式
Iprefercookingwitholiveoilrather thanbutter.
并列二個(gè)名詞
Lovers, for example, are generally kept apart by wars or politicalcircumstancesrather thanbysimplemisunderstandings.
并列二個(gè)介詞短語(yǔ)
And two whotipthescalesto theangelicside areproposingto use bombing to plantforestsrather thandestroythem.
There is no important theory-based reason why these countriesrather thanothers wereselected.
并列二個(gè)主語(yǔ)
Mr O'Connor, however,stressedthe need for moreeffectivepolicingrather thanpolice numbers.
并列二個(gè)介詞賓語(yǔ)
Itpresumesthatrealityisdynamicrather thanstatic, and thereforeseeksrelationshipsbetween ideas, toaimatsynthesis.
并列二個(gè)表語(yǔ)形容詞
She useslemonrather thanvinegarin hersaladdressings.
并列二個(gè)賓語(yǔ)
2、用作介詞的例句:
Rather thandriving around all day looking for somewhere topark, why don't you take abusintotown?
網(wǎng)友的句子中,rather than被用作復(fù)合介詞,后接動(dòng)名詞構(gòu)成介詞短語(yǔ),在句中作狀語(yǔ)。
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