would rather do
would rather not do
would rather… than… 寧願……而不願。
還有would sooner, had rather, had sooner都表示"寧願"、"寧可"的意思。
if i have a choice, i had sooner not continue my studies at this school.
i would rather stay here than go home. = i would stay here rather than go home.
典型例題
----shall we go skating or stay at home?
----which ___ do?
a. do you ratherb. would you rather c. will you rather d. should you rather
答案b。本題考查情態動詞rather的用法，would rather +do sth 意為"寧願"，本題為疑問句，would 提前，所以選b。