aunt invited me to the movies, but Isaid I had rather go on a picnic with thegirls.我的姑媽邀請(qǐng)我去看電影，可是我說我倒愿意跟女孩子們一起去野餐。I am sure they would (or: had) rather die than give up.我深信他們一定會(huì)寧死不屈。He would rather resign than take part in such a dishonest transaction.他寧愿辭職，也不愿參與那樣不誠(chéng)實(shí)的交易。
注意：would rather 后亦可接that從句，that通常省略，從句中用動(dòng)詞用過去時(shí)形式表示虛擬。 would rather...than的連詞than后亦可接that從句。例如：I would (or: had) rather he came on Monday.我寧愿他星期一來。I would rather lose a dozen cherry trees than that you should tell one lie.我寧愿丟失一打櫻桃樹也不愿聽你說一句謊話。
2、reach at, reach for
這兩個(gè)詞組都有“伸手去拿（?。钡囊馑迹x有所不同。
reach at的意思是“伸手企圖去觸摸或達(dá)到（try to touch or attain by reaching)"。例如：He reached at the flowers in my hand.他伸手想觸摸我手中的花。She reached at the glass, but it had dropped.她想把那個(gè)玻璃杯子抓住，但還是掉下去了。
reach for沒有“企圖”的含義，它指一般意義上的“伸手去拿（?。┠撤N具體的實(shí)物”。例如：The boy stood on tiptoe and reached for the map on the wall.男孩踮著腳，伸出手去拿墻上的地圖。Then, reaching for a pencil, he wrote down his telephone number.然后，他伸手拿了支鉛筆，寫下了他的電話號(hào)碼。
注意：would rather 后亦可接that從句，that通常省略，從句中用動(dòng)詞用過去時(shí)形式表示虛擬。 would rather...than的連詞than后亦可接that從句。例如：I would (or: had) rather he came on Monday.我寧愿他星期一來。I would rather lose a dozen cherry trees than that you should tell one lie.我寧愿丟失一打櫻桃樹也不愿聽你說一句謊話。
2、reach at, reach for
這兩個(gè)詞組都有“伸手去拿（?。钡囊馑迹x有所不同。
reach at的意思是“伸手企圖去觸摸或達(dá)到（try to touch or attain by reaching)"。例如：He reached at the flowers in my hand.他伸手想觸摸我手中的花。She reached at the glass, but it had dropped.她想把那個(gè)玻璃杯子抓住，但還是掉下去了。
reach for沒有“企圖”的含義，它指一般意義上的“伸手去拿（?。┠撤N具體的實(shí)物”。例如：The boy stood on tiptoe and reached for the map on the wall.男孩踮著腳，伸出手去拿墻上的地圖。Then, reaching for a pencil, he wrote down his telephone number.然后，他伸手拿了支鉛筆，寫下了他的電話號(hào)碼。