prefer與would rather都可以表示偏愛做……,寧願做……,下面安穎老師就為同學們詳細整理一下他們各自的用法,以及分別用在哪些句型結構當中,幫助同學們梳理知識脈絡.

prefer 句型：

(1) prefer to do

例：I prefer to stay at school.

我寧願呆在學校。

(2) prefer doing

例：I prefer playing football.

我喜歡踢足球。

(3) prefer sb to do

例：Would you prefer me to stay?

你願意我留下來嗎？

(4) prefer to do rather than do 寧願做……而不願.….

例：I prefer to travel by car rather than fly.

我寧願開車去旅行而不願搭飛機.

(5) prefer doing to doing

例：I prefer watching football to playing it.

我喜歡看足球，不喜歡踢足球。

(6) prefer sth to sth

例：I prefer juice to tea.

我喜歡果汁不喜歡茶。

would rather 句型：

(1) would rather do than do 寧願做……而不願做……

例：She would rather die than turn against his motherland.

她寧可死也不去背叛祖國。

(2) would rather （not）have done teacheray.com 寧願做過(沒做過)某事

例：I would rather have taken his advice.

我寧願過去接受他的意見。

(3) would rather sb had done sth 寧願某人過去做過某事(對過去的虛擬)

例：I would rather I had taken his advice last week.

我真希望上週採納了他的意見.

(4) would rather sb did sth 寧願某人現在或將來做某事(對現在或將來的虛擬)

例： Who would you rather went with you?

你願意誰和你一起去？