2013高三英语第一轮复习：rather
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rather
1)注意下列词的程度
a bit/ a little→slightly→rather→much→completely→quite
2)rather 修饰形容词加名词时，若有冠词a 或an , 则rather 在冠词前、后皆可。如：It was rather a cold day . = It was a rather cold day.
3)rather和fairly
rather表示不接受性，为否定意义;fairly 表示接受性，为肯定意义。如：
It’s rather cold today .(不愉快)
It’s fairly warm today .(心中舒服)
4) rather +比较级;rather/ much/ far+too+adj./adv, 而fairly,quite ,very 则不能。如：I did rathre better in the exam. That’s rather too difficult.
5) rather than 而不是 如：
He , rather than you, is to be punished . 是他而不是你要受惩罚。
I decided to write rather than (to)telephone.我决定写信而不是打电话。
还可用于下面两种结构。
① would do sth . rather than do sth .= would rather do sth. than do sth .宁愿做某事而不愿做某事。
② prefer to do sth . rather than do sth .(意义同上)
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