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born to wealth but bred in poverty 出生于富人家，却在贫困中长大
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前面两个词比较文气，通常多用bring up表示“带大”、“培养”：
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I was brought up by my aunt．我是我姑带大的。
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She brought him up to be a good man．她把他培养成一个好人。
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I was brought up to be honest．我从小被培养成诚实的人。
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The child was very badly brought up．这孩子教养很差。
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745 rather
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rather是副词，主要表示“相当”、“有些”：
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They were rather old-fashioned people．他们是相当老派的人。
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You’ve done rather well．你干得相当好。
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I’ve been rather unwell this last fortnight．这两个星期我身子有些不舒服。
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可修饰动词：
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It rather surprised me．这使我相当吃惊。
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I rather like that smell．我有些喜欢这种气味。
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He was rather pleased when he won that prize．他获奖后相当高兴。
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也可修饰名词（常放在不定冠词前）：
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£50 is rather a lot to pay for a dress．50英镑买一件衣服是够贵的。
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It’s rather a pity．这是相当遗憾的事。
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She’s rather a dear．她是一个相当招人喜欢的姑娘。
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△ rather常和would连用，表示“宁愿”，后面多跟原形：
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I’ll never depend on anyone again. I‘d rather starve．我再也不依靠任何人，我宁愿饿死。
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Which would you rather have, tea or coffee？你愿意喝茶还是喝咖啡？
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We would rather not meet him．我们宁愿不和他相见。
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有时跟从句（中间谓语多用过去时，若谈过去情况，可用过去完成时态）：
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I‘d rather you came next Saturday．我宁愿你下星期六来。
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