rather than 用法要点
1. 用作连词(=but not),意为“而不”“不是……(而是)”“与其……(不如)”,前后连接的成分应该是平行的。如:
He is a painter rather than a teacher. 与其说他是教师还不如说他是位画家。
The boy ran rather than walked. 这个小孩不是在走而是在跑。
You are doing this for yourself rather than for others. 你做这件事不是为别人而是为你自己。
More than seventy-five percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive. 超过75%的学生选择打印他们的考试论文,而不是用手写。
2. 由于既可视为连词也可视为介词,所以连接不定式时,后面一个不定式可带to或不带to(视为并列连词时),也可用动名词(视为介词时)。如:
I decided to stay at home rather than (to) go [going] to the concert. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿去看音乐会。
但是,如果rather than 位于句首,其后的不定式通常不带to(也可用动名词)。如:
Rather than waste [wasting] any more time, his girlfriend of more than two years dumped him.
不想再浪费时间了,和他交往两年多的女友把他甩了。
Rather than use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我决定开张支票而不把现金用光。
3. 连接两个成分作主语时,其谓语动词的数通常与前面一个主语保持一致。如:
The teacher rather than the students is to blame. 应受责备的是老师而不是学生。
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