would rather表示＂寧愿＂

1) would rather的用法 would rather do would rather not do would rather… than…　 寧愿……而不愿。 還有would sooner, had rather, had sooner都表示"寧愿"、"寧可"的意思。

例句： If I have a choice, I had sooner not continue my studies at this school. I would rather stay here than go home. = I would stay here rather than go home.

典型例題 ----Shall we go skating or stay at home? ----Which ___ do?　　　　　 A. do you rather　　B. would you rather　 C. will you rather　 D. should you rather 答案B。本題考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞rather的用法，would rather +do sth 意為"寧愿"，本題為疑問句，would 提前，所以選B。