21.10 would rather表示"寧愿"
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　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(wèn)句，would 提前，所以選B。