We would prefer playing outdoors to watching television. 我们宁愿在外面玩而不愿看电视。
5. prefer to do sth rather than do sth 喜欢……而不喜欢,宁愿……而不愿……。如: I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus. 我宁愿走路去而不愿乘公共汽车去。 He prefers to read rather than watch television. 他喜欢读书而不喜欢看电视。
注:该句型 rather than 后的动词通常用动词原形, 有时也用带 to 不定式或用动名词,但均不及用动词原形常见。
prepare
1. be prepared against sth 对(某种不好的东西)作好准备。如: We must be prepared against war. 我们必须备战。
2. be prepared for sth 准备(有某种情况),防备(某情况)。如:
We were not prepared for the heavy rain. 我们没有提防要下这么大一场雨。 She wasn’t prepared for the question. 对于这个问题他是没有思想准备的。 3. be prepared to do sth 准备做某事,打算做某事,愿意做某事。如: I’m prepared to accept it. 我准备接受。
How much is she prepared to pay? 他准备付多少钱? 比较:
We are prepared to do it. 我们已准备好(或愿意)做此事。 We are preparing to do it. 我们正在准备要做此事。 4. prepare for sth 为……准备。如:
We must prepare for the party. 我们必须为聚会做准备。 The children are preparing for their lessons. 孩子们正在预习功课。
注:该句型中的介词 for 有时可省略。省略 for 与不省略 for的细微区别是:省略 for 表示“准备……”,相当于get sth ready, 常暗示所需时间较短;不省略 for 表示“为……准备”,
相当于 make preparations for, 常暗示所需时间较长。如:
I’d better go upstairs and prepare her room. 我最好上楼去给她准备房间。
We only heard about the meeting yesterday, so we haven’tstarted preparing for it yet. 我们只在昨天才听说开会的事,所以到现在还没有开始准备。
5. prepare sb sth / prepare sth for sb 为某人准备某物。如:
She is preparing us a meal. / She is preparing a meal forus. 她在给我们准备饭菜。 6. prepare sb for sth 使某人为某事作好准备。如:
They’re preparing the children for the examination. 他们在指导孩子准备考试。 He prepared her for the bad news. 他要她作好接那坏消息的心理准备。 注:有时用于 prepare sb to do sth。如:
We’ll prepare the child to face the difficulty. 我们要教孩子准备面对困难。 7. prepare to do sth 准备做某事。如:
Have you prepared to go on a trip? 你准备好去旅行了吗? </