課本中不會教你的[P]551　prefer用法難點

551　prefer用法難點

◎ prefer是及物動詞，意為“更喜歡，寧愿”。結構為：

prefer doing sth. （表示一般傾向）

prefer to do sth. （表示特定的或具體的某個動作）

prefer sb. to do sth.

prefer sth. to sth. 寧愿……而不

prefer doing sth. to doing sth. 寧愿……而不

prefer sth. rather than sth. 寧愿……而不

prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 寧愿……而不

Do you prefer milk or coffee？你要牛奶還是咖啡？

I prefer spending the summer holiday in the north. 我寧愿在北方度暑假。

She prefers to live in the countryside. 她寧愿住在鄉(xiāng)下。

I prefer you to answer the question. 我寧愿讓你回答這個問題。

I should prefer her not to come. 我倒寧愿她不來。

She prefers eggs to beef. 雞蛋與牛肉相比，她更喜歡雞蛋。

I prefer walking to riding a bike. 我寧愿步行而不愿騎自行車。

I prefer her to try it in another way. 我愿意讓她用另外一種方法試試。

I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus. 我愿意走著去那兒，而不愿坐公交車。

They preferred to eat in a roadside inn rather than（eat）in a large restaurant. 他們寧愿在路邊小酒館吃飯，而不喜歡去大飯店。

I prefer football rather than basketball. 比較起來，我喜歡踢足球勝過打籃球。（相當于I prefer football to basketball.）

我們寧愿出去而不待在家里。

We prefer to go out rather than stay at home.