prefer (sb. ) to do sth. 宁愿(某人)做某事

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

(1)Tom prefers travelling by train.

汤姆更喜欢乘火车旅行。

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

空暇时我喜欢做点什么，而不喜欢无所事事。

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

他们需要以某种方式被激发，并且他们更喜欢听到好消息而不是坏消息。(2016·全国Ⅲ)

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(4)I prefer walking to cycling.

→I prefer to walk rather than cycle.

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

对不起，先生，我们得遵守时刻表。

keep to遵守，信守；坚持

keep away from...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

keep off让开；不接近

keep on doing sth. 继续做某事；保持做某事

(1)We must keep to the style of plain living.

我们必须保持朴实的生活作风。

(2)I tried to keep back my tears.

我努力忍住眼泪。

(3)Jazz should keep up with the times.

爵士乐应当与时俱进。(2017·全国Ⅰ)

(4)She pretended not to hear，and kept on walking(walk).她假装没听见，继续往前走。

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(5)For your own safety，please keep away ∧from the tiger cage.(2015·陕西)

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