would rather表示＂寧愿＂

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。

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。