prefer更喜欢(做)某事

prefer that...更喜欢......(that从句中常用虚拟语气)

prefer to do A rather than do B　宁愿做A而不愿做B

prefer doing A to doing B　与做B相比更喜欢做A

prefer A to B　与B相比更喜欢A

[语境助记]

(1)My daddy prefers me not to swim in that river because it's too dangerous.我爸爸宁愿我不去那条河里游泳，因为那太危险了。

(2)In my free time，I'd prefer to do something rather than do nothing.

空暇时间我喜欢做点什么，而不喜欢什么也不做。

(3)They needed to be aroused one way or the other，and they preferred good news to bad.(2016·全国Ⅲ)

他们需要被以某种方式激发，并且他们宁愿听到好消息而不是坏消息。

[题组训练]

(1)用所给动词的正确形式填空

①While Mr Smith is free，he prefers reading to (watch) TV.

②We prefer that she (keep) calm forever.

③Rather than play computer games at home，I prefer (do) some reading in the school library.

(2)句型转换

I prefer walking to cycling.

→I prefer rather than .

3.I'm sorry，but we have to keep to the timetable，sir.

先生，对不起，我们得遵守时刻表。

[归纳拓展]

keep to遵守，信守；坚持

keep away避开，不靠近；离开

keep back (from...)阻止；(对......)隐瞒；扣下

keep up (with)继续；坚持；保持；跟上