本文章由春喜在線英語于2017.10.30日編輯發布

would rather 通常用以表示某個意愿，后面接句子時，句子的謂語習慣上要用虛擬語氣，具體用法為：

 

1.一般過去時表示現在或將來的愿望

 

I'd rather you went tomorrow (now). 

我寧愿你明天(現在)去。

 

I'd rather you came next Saturday. 

我寧愿你下星期六來。

 

I'd rather you were happy.

 我愿你快樂。

 

I'd rather she sat next to me. 

我寧愿她挨著我坐。

 

I'd rather Jack left on an earlier train. 

我寧愿杰克乘前一班火車走。

 

You always go without me and l'd rather you didn't. 

你總是不帶我去，我可不愿意你這樣。

 

“Shall I open the window? ” 

“I'd rather you didn't. ”

“我要不要把窗子打開? ” 

“我看不要打開好。”

 

 

2. 用過去完成時表過去的愿望

 

I'd rather you hadn't said it.

我真希望你沒有這樣說過。

 

I'd rather you hadn't done that.

我寧愿你沒這樣做。

 

l'd rather you had been / hadn't been present。

我 (寧) 愿你當時在場 / 不在場。

 

l'd rather he had told / hadn't told me about it.

 我 (寧) 愿他告訴了 / 未告訴我這件事。

 

Katie went by car and I'd rather she hadn't. 

凱蒂是坐汽車去的，我寧愿地不坐汽車去。