1.would rather do sth.
①I would rather eat breakfast in a restaurant. 我宁愿在餐馆吃早饭。
②I would rather walk to school.
我宁愿步行去学校。
2.would rather do than do sth.I would rather watch TV than do my homework我宁愿看电视也不做家庭作业。
3.would do rather than do sth.I would stay at home rather than go out.
我宁愿呆在家里也不愿外出。
4.would rather sb. did/had done sth.I would rather dad took me to visit the Great Wall. 我宁愿爸爸带我去参观长城。
5.prefer to do sth.①He prefers to travel abroad alone.
他宁愿独自一人去国外旅游。
②I prefer to stay at home.
我宁愿待在家里。
6.prefer doing sth to doing sth.①Mom prefers watching TV to going dancing.妈妈宁愿看电视也不去跳舞。
②I prefer watching football to playing it.
比起踢足球，我更喜欢看足球。
7.prefer to do sth rather than do sth.①Dad prefers to stay at home and watch TV rather than go out and drink with his friends .爸爸宁愿呆在家里看电视也不愿外出和他的朋友们喝酒。
②I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.我宁愿待在家里而不愿外出。
特别提示: would rather 后接从句，从句要用虚拟语气，叙述与现在事实相反的情况，谓语动词用过去式(be用were);叙述与过去事实相反的情况，谓语动词用had done。
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