Rather than take the aeroplane all the way

• Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they dicided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. Rather than ----a phrase meaning "instead of "，using when you are comparing two thing. or situations. 与其…不如…；是……而不是……。

• He is an explorer rather than a sailor. • The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. • She enjoys singing rather than dancing. • I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. • We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. • We should help him rather than he should help us. Rahter than connect with words, phrases and even sentences.

Attention (1) You rather than I are going to go camping. Rather than连接两个名词或代词作主 语, 谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名 词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。

Attention (2) I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. • Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. Rather than 后接不定式时，不定式 可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。 但rather than位于句首时，则只能接 不带to 的不定式。

Rather than VS Would rather. . . than

Difference • This is an apple rather than a pear. objective fact 客观事实 • I would rather eat a pear than an apple. subjective wish 主观愿望

Attention • I would rather eat a pear than an apple. • I would eat a pear rather than an apple. • Rather than an apple, I would eat a pear 句型: would rather…than…可改写 为would…rather than…, 为表示强调 语气, 也可颠倒为: rather than…would…

Attention • I would rather eat a pear than (eat)an apple. • I would eat a pear rather than (eat)an apple. • Rather than (eat) an apple, I would eat a pear Would rather和than后都接不带to 的动词不定式，若选用的动词相同， 那么than 后的动词可以省略。