would rather do　would rather not do　would rather… than…　 宁愿……而不愿。　还有would sooner, had rather, had so

wouldratherdo
wouldrathernotd o
wouldrather…than… 宁愿……而不愿。 还有wouldsooner,hadrather,hadsooner都表示"宁愿"、"宁可"的意思。 IfIhaveachoice,Ihadsoonernotcontinuemystudiesatthisschool.
Iwouldratherstayherethangohome.=Iwouldstayhereratherthangohome.
典型例题
----Shallwegoskatingorstayathome?
----Which___do?
A.doyourather B.wouldyourather C.willyourather D.shouldyourather
答案B。本题考查情态动词rather的用法，wouldrather+dosth意为"宁愿"，本题为疑问句，would提前，所以选B。