Unit 64
Prefer and would rather
(a) Prefer to do и prefer doing
Чтобы сказать о предпочтении говорят
`prefer to do' или `prefer doing'.
Выражение `Prefer to do' более употребительно:
- I don't like cities. I prefer to live (или I prefer living) in the country.
Запомните различие конструкций:
I prefer (doing) something to (doing) something else
но: I prefer to do something rather than (do) something else
- I prefer that coat to the coat you were wearing yesterday.
- Tom prefers driving to travelling by train.
но: Tom prefers to drive rather than travel by train.
- I prefer to live in the country rather than (live) in a city.
(b) Would prefer (to do)
Чтобы выразить предпочтение в конкретной ситуации
(а не вообще) применяют `would prefer to do':
- `Would you prefer tea or coffee?' `Coffee, please.'
- `Shall we go by train?' `Well, I'd prefer to go by car.' (а не `going')
Отметьте конструкцию:
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I'd prefer to do something rather than (do) something else |
- I'd prefer to stay at home tonight rather than go to the cinema.
(c) Would rather (do) = would prefer to do.
Инфинитив после would rather используется
без to.
Сравните:
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Shall we go by train? |
Well, I'd prefer to go by car. |
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Well, I'd rather go by car. (а не `to go') |
- `Would you rather have tea or coffee?' `Coffee, please.'
- I'm tired. I'd rather not go out this evening, if you don't mind.
- `Do you want to go out this evening?' `I'd rather not.'
Отметьте конструкцию:
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I'd rather do something than (do) something else |
- I'd rather stay at home than go to the cinema.
(d) Would rather someone did something
Когда хотят, чтобы кто-либо другой что-либо
сделал, говорят I'd rather did../
I'd rather he did...и т.д. В конструкции
иcпользуется прошедшее время, но значение
этой конструкции - настоящее или будущее время,
но не прошедшее.
Сравните:
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I'd rather cook the dinner now. I'd rather you cooked the dinner now. (а не `I'd rather you cook') |
- `Shall I stay here?' `Well, I'd rather you came with us.'
- I'd rather you didn't tell anyone what I said.
- `Do you mind if I smoke?' `I'd rather you didn't.'