在休息日的早晨，比起賴在床上什麼也不做，你是不是寧願早點起床呢？Would you rather get up early? 這裡的 「would rather」 就相當於 「寧願做某事」，你會用固定句式 「would rather… than…」 表示你更情願做兩件事情當中的一件嗎？「一分鐘英語」 教你用 「would rather」 和 「would rather … than…」 來表達 「更情願做某事」。
文字稿
Tom
Hi guys! Tom here from BBC Learning English and… I would rather be in bed today than be in the office.
We use 『would rather』 plus a verb to say what we would, ideally, prefer to do.
We can also use 『than』 to introduce a contrasting idea.
So, for example, I would rather drink tea than drink coffee.
And, I would rather watch TV than do my homework.
用法總結
1. We use ‘would rather + verb‘ to say what we would ideally prefer to do.
用 「would rather + 動詞」 描述更情願做的事情。
- I would rather be in bed today than be in the office.
2. We use 『than』 to introduce a contrasting idea.
用 「would rather + 動詞 + than + 動詞」 來對比情願做和不願意做的事情。
- I would rather watch TV than do my homework.
