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。

　if i have a choice, i had sooner not continue my studies at this school.
　i would rather stay here than go home. = i would stay here rather than go home.


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(tài)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。