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rather than 的語(yǔ)法與搭配 |
作者:陳根花 文章來(lái)源:本站原創(chuàng) 點(diǎn)擊數(shù) 更新時(shí)間:2011-02-17 文章錄入:陳根花 責(zé)任編輯:admin |
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rather than 的語(yǔ)法與搭配
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■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 ran rather than walked. 他不是在走而是在跑。 He is a writer rather than a teacher. 與其說(shuō)他是教師還不如說(shuō)他是作家。 You are doing this for yourself rather than for others. 你做這件事不是為別人而是為你自己。 It was what he meant rather than what he said. 這是他的意思,而不是他說(shuō)的話。 ■既可用作為連詞,也可用作為介詞,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 home rather than go to the cinema. 我寧愿呆在家里也不愿去看電影。 I decided to stay at home rather than to go to the cinema. 我寧愿呆在家里也不愿去看電影。 I decided to stay at home rather than going to the cinema. 我寧愿呆在家里也不愿去看電影。 但是,如果 rather than 位于句首,其后的不定式通常不帶 to(也可用動(dòng)名詞)。如: Rather than 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? Rather than use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我決定開張支票而不把現(xiàn)金用光。 ■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 teacher rather than the students is to blame.(www.cpsenglish.com) 應(yīng)受責(zé)備的是老師而不是學(xué)生。
【說(shuō)明】本文是為幫助讀者 benita 的提問(wèn)而特約陳老師寫的一篇專稿。讀者 benita 的問(wèn)題見(jiàn):www.52ysedu.com/GuestBook/Guest_Reply.asp?TopicID=426
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