1. rather than... 是......而不是......;与其......不如......;不愿
do A rather than do B = rather than do B, sb. does A 某人不做B却做A
A rather than B 是A而不是B
would rather do A than do B = would do A rather than do B 宁可做A而不做B
prefer to do A rather than do B 最喜欢做A而不做B
would rather sb. did/had done sth. 宁愿某人做某事
I'll have a lemonade rather than a coke. 我想喝柠檬汁,不想喝可乐。
He was busy writing a letter rather than reading a newspaper. 他正忙于写信而不是读报。
He ran rather than walked. 他是跑的而不是走的。
Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price.
与其让蔬菜烂掉,他半价把它们卖掉。
rather than表示客观事实,它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。后接不定式时,不定式可以带to,也可以不带to。但rather than位于句首时,则只能接不带to 的不定式。
根据句子意思及要求填空或翻译。
1. He came running all the way ______ ______ walking.
2. Rather than ______ (ride) on a crowded bus, he always prefers ______ (ride) a