would rather do

　　would rather not do

　　would rather than　 寧愿而不愿。

　　還有would sooner， had rather， had sooner都表示寧愿、寧可的意思。例如：

　　If I have a choice， I had sooner not continue my studies at this school. 如果有選擇的余地，我寧可輟學離開這個學校。

　　I would rather stay here than go home. = I would stay here rather than go home. 我寧愿呆在這兒，而不愿回家。

　　典型例題

　　----Shall we go skating or stay at home?

　　----Which ___ do?　　　　　

　　A. do you rather　　B. would you rather　 C. will you rather　 D. should you rather

　　答案B.本題考查情態動詞rather的用法，would rather +do sth 意為寧愿，本題為疑問句，would 提前，所以選B.