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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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“Shall I open the window?” “I‘d rather you didn’t.” “我要不要把窗子打开？”“我看不要打开为好。”
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I‘d rather you hadn’t done that．我宁愿你没这样做。
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△ rather than可连接两个并列成分，表示“……而不是……”：
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The colour seems green rather than blue．这颜色似乎是绿色而不是蓝色。
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He ran rather than walked．他跑着而不是走着。
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It was what he meant rather than what he said．这是他的原意而不是他的原话。
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有时把rather和than分开，表示“宁愿……而不愿”：
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He would rather listen to others than talk himself．他宁愿听别人谈而不愿自己谈。
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He would rather deal with a man than with a woman．他宁愿和男人打交道而不愿和女人打交道。
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I’d rather you knew that now, than afterwards．我宁愿你现在知道，而不是将来知道。
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△or rather可用来改正前面的说法，可译为“或毋宁说”、“更确切地说”：
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He’s a psychologist—or rather, a psychoanalyst．他是一位心理学家——或毋宁说是心理分析家。
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We got home late last night, or rather, early this morning．我们是昨天深夜回来的，更确切地说是今天清晨回来的。
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有时只用rather一个词表示同样的意思：
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He is not happy; rather, he is sad．他不快乐，或毋宁说他很凄伤。
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It’s not generosity, rather self-interest．这不大方，毋宁说是自私。
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这个前缀（词头）表示“重新”：
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She repapered the room．她把这房间重新裱糊了。
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Then he reseated himself in his chair．然后他重新在椅子上坐下。
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Bank Street School reopened on the following Monday．班克街学校在下星期一重新开学了。
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用它构成的动词很多，常见的如：
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