rather than 用法要點
1. 用作連詞(=but not),意為“而不”“不是……(而是)”“與其……(不如)”,前后連接的成分應(yīng)該是平行的。如:
He ran rather than walked. 他不是在走而是在跑。
He is a writer rather than a teacher. 與其說他是教師還不如說他是作家。
You are doing this for yourself rather than for others. 你做這件事不是為別人而是為你自己。
It was what he meant rather than what he said. 這是他的意思,而不是他說的話。
2. 由于既可視為連詞也可視為介詞,所以連接不定式時,后面一個不定式可帶to或不帶to(視為準(zhǔn)并列連詞時),也可用動名詞(視為介詞時)。如:
I decided to stay at home rather than (to) go [going] to the cinema. 我寧愿呆在家里也不愿去看電影。
但是,如果rather than 位于句首,其后的不定式通常不帶to(也可用動名詞)。如:
Rather than waste [wasting] your time doing it yourself, why don't you call in a builder? 你為什么寧愿浪費時間自己去干而不去請一個包工的呢?
Rather than use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我決定開張支票而不把現(xiàn)金用光。
3. 連接兩個成分作主語時,其謂語動詞的數(shù)通常與前面一個主語保持一致。如:
The teacher rather than the students is to blame. 應(yīng)受責(zé)備的是老師而不是學(xué)生。