Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”
Reading (II)
1. …were on a trip to Canada …
trip: (通常指短途的)行走,旅行(尤指娱乐性的)
be /go on a trip to make a trip to take a trip to
我父亲下礼拜要到纽约去。
My father will ______________________ next week.
make a trip to New York
2. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
他们不想一路乘飞机,而决定先飞到温哥华,再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
rather than宁愿……而不愿……;而不是……;与其……倒不如(连接平行结构)
would rather do...than do=would do...rather than do 宁愿……而不愿……
prefer to do...rather than do...宁愿……而不愿……
I think Tom,rather than you,is to blame.
我想不是你,而是汤姆应受责备。
I’d prefer to be a volunteer rather than stay at home.
我愿成为一名志愿者,而不愿待在家里。
【拓展】
other than 除了……
or rather更确切地说
more than不仅仅,超过,非常
more A than B 与其说B,不如说是A
He has no close friends other than her.
他除了她以外没有好朋友。
We stayed at my friend’s house,or rather at my friend’s parents’ house.
我们住在朋友家,说的确切些是在我朋友的父母家。
【即学即练】
1) The youngest brother,rather than his two elder brothers,________for the wrongdoings.
to answer
to answer
answered
to be answered
【答案】 A
2) —Will you join us in the game?
—Thank you,________
why not? I’d rather not.
I won’t. I’ll join.
【解析】 Thank you,but...是委婉拒绝他人邀请时的交际用语。why not “何不”,表示建议,不符合语境;I won’t “不会的”,不符合谢绝人的语言****惯。D项不符合口语交际的****惯表达。
【答案】 B
rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时,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。
【点津】
You rather than I are going to go camping.
是你而不是我要去野营。
×
are
as well as, together with , besides
谓语动词也与前面的名词在人称和数上保持一致.
You rather than I am going camping.
B
【即学即练】
I should thank you ___ that you should thank me.
A. because B. rather than
C. for D. as
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