would rather、had rather...你都分得清嗎大綱
Rather than、would rather、had rather、had better長得這麼相似,那它們的區別都在哪裡呢?你都知道嗎?
Rather than
Rather than 意為著代替或偏愛某物。
例句:
Rather than complicating matters further, we should just let Martha deal with it herself.
我們應該讓瑪莎自己處理這事,而不是使事情更復雜。
Would rather / had rather
它們的意義相同——即當你喜歡擁有或做一件事而不是另一件事。但是“had rather”更古老,不如“would rather”常用。一般來說,常用於縮寫形式(I'd rather),所以常常並不能確定是哪個片語,但它們含義相同!
例句:
“Would you like to go to Sarah's house for dinner tonight?”
“你今晚想去莎拉家吃飯嗎?”
“I'd rather stay at home” (I would rather stay at home / I had rather stay at home)
“我寧願呆在家裡”(意義相同,但是形式不同)
Had better
Had better在給人建議或告訴別人該做什麼時使用。意為現在或將來,而不是過去。一般使用had,而不是have。had better之後,使用不帶to不定式。Had better和“should”意思相同。
例句:
We had better leave early if we don't want to get stuck in traffic. (we should leave early if we don't want to get stuck in traffic – advice/suggestion)
如果不想堵車的話,我們最好早點走。(如果不想堵車的話,我們應該早點出發)。