第二種用法是用作復合介詞,后接動名詞。跟聽力課堂小編來好好學習一下吧~
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.與其說他是教師還不如說他是作家。
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,后面一個不定式可帶to或不帶to(視為準并列連詞時),也可用動名詞(視為介詞時)。
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?
你為什么寧愿浪費時間自己去干而不去請一個包工的呢?
Ratherthan use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque.
我決定開張支票而不把現金用光。
3.連接兩個成分作主語時,其謂語動詞的數通常與前面一個主語保持一致。
如:The teacherratherthan the students is to blame.
應受責備的是老師而不是學生。
2rather than例句
1、用作并列連詞的例句:
Bryson decided toquitrather thanacceptthe new rules.
并列二個不定式
Iprefercookingwitholiveoilrather thanbutter.
并列二個名詞
Lovers, for example, are generally kept apart by wars or politicalcircumstancesrather thanbysimplemisunderstandings.
并列二個介詞短語
And two whotipthescalesto theangelicside areproposingto use bombing to plantforestsrather thandestroythem.
There is no important theory-based reason why these countriesrather thanothers wereselected.
并列二個主語
Mr O'Connor, however,stressedthe need for moreeffectivepolicingrather thanpolice numbers.
并列二個介詞賓語
Itpresumesthatrealityisdynamicrather thanstatic, and thereforeseeksrelationshipsbetween ideas, toaimatsynthesis.
并列二個表語形容詞
She useslemonrather thanvinegarin hersaladdressings.
并列二個賓語
2、用作介詞的例句:
Rather thandriving around all day looking for somewhere topark, why don't you take abusintotown?
網友的句子中,rather than被用作復合介詞,后接動名詞構成介詞短語,在句中作狀語。
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