英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀關(guān)鍵句：282. Unfortunately, that message has

282. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion.

譯文

不幸的是，一般的美國(guó)人都沒(méi)有意識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)，他們寧愿喝低度啤酒，吃低熱量的面包，也不愿增加體育鍛煉。

點(diǎn)睛

本句的主干是message has not gotten through to American。who引導(dǎo)的是average American的非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，其中包含would rather do...than do…的句型結(jié)構(gòu)，表示“寧愿……也不……”。

get through to sb.的意思是“到達(dá)某人處”。如：

Those refugees will die if the supplies don't get through to them. 如果生活用品運(yùn)不到，那些難民就會(huì)死去。

switch to的意思是“轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)椤?。如?

We plan to switch to a new system. 我們計(jì)劃轉(zhuǎn)換為新的體制。

exertion的意思是“努力，費(fèi)力”。如：

I don't think your exertion makes any sense. 我覺(jué)得你的努力沒(méi)什么意義。

考點(diǎn)歸納

表示“寧愿”可以用以下句型：

would rather...than...或would...rather than...，意為“寧愿……而不愿……，與其……寧可……”，在兩者中進(jìn)行取舍。如：

I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 我寧可在家看電視而不愿去看電影。

The children would walk there rather than take a bus. 孩子們寧愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽車。

若would rather和than所接的動(dòng)詞相同，那么than后的動(dòng)詞可以省略。如：

He would rather drink wine than beer. 他喜歡喝紅葡萄酒而不喜歡喝啤酒。

prefer to do...rather than do/instead of doing...和prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth.都可以表示在兩者中進(jìn)行取舍，意為“寧可……也不……”。如：

He preferred to die rather than steal. ＝He preferred to die instead of stealing. 他寧死也不去偷竊。

I prefer tennis to golf. 我喜歡打網(wǎng)球，而不喜歡打高爾夫球。

I prefer watching TV to going out. 我寧愿看電視也不出去。