3)有时,为表示语气上的强调,可将rather than置于句首,如:

Rather than refuse to help you,I would borrow money from my friends.

我宁可向朋友借钱,也不愿拒绝帮助你。

4)would rather后接句子时,句子用虚拟语气,即用过去来表示现在,用过去完成来表示过去。如:

The students would rather the teacher taught them something about China.

这些学生们愿意老师教他们一些中国的事情。

Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。

【活学活用】10.选择

I'd rather you __________ her at the airport tomorrow morning.

A.have met B.will meet

C.meet D.met 

答案：D

refer to查阅;提到;谈到;指的是...... 

【经典例句】If you want to know more about this word,you can refer to the dictionary.

如果你想对这个词了解得更多,可去查阅词典。

【考点聚焦】 1) refer to表示"适用于"或"涉及到"。如:

These books refer to social problems.

这些书涉及到社会问题。

2)refer...to...表示"把......提交给......"或"把......委托给......"。如:

I don't want to refer this patient to an irresponsible doctor.

我不想把这个病人交给一个不负责的医生。

3)refer...to...表示"使......向......请教"或"使......求助于......"。如:

The teacher referred me to the dictionary.老师叫我去查词典。 

4)refer...to...表示"把......归功于......"。如:

He referred his success to the good education he had had.

他把他的成功归功于他所受的良好教育。

5)refer...to...表示"认为......起源于......"。如:

The invention of the papermaking is referred to China.

造纸术起源于中国。

refer to...as...的用法。此短语意为"把......称作......"。如:

He is referred to as a living Lei Feng.

他被称作是一个活雷锋。 

【活学活用】 11.翻译句子

请不要再提这件事了。

___________________________________________

答案：Please don't refer to this matter again.

insist on坚持;坚决主张

【经典例句】He insisted on doing the work all by himself.

他坚持自己做这项工作。

【考点聚焦】 1) 近义词组:persist in,stick to

2)insist的用法:

①如果表示坚持做某事,从句的谓语要用should+动词原形。其中should 可以省略。如:

The patient insisted that he (should) walk home.