核心问题
大作《英语常见问题解答大词典》(2002年第四次印刷本，p.954)有一个例句：She telephoned rather than wrote. 我认为此句中的wrote是明显的语法错误，应改为write。
词典解答
rather than 作“而不”解时,它连接的词项的结构常常是相同的。在上面的句子里 telephoned 与 wrote 正好对应(都是一般过去时),因此,这里用 wrote 是正确的。下面再补充几个 rather than 连接相同结构的实例:
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In 1903 the Wright brothers' invention was ignored rather than recognized. 1903年怀特兄弟的发明被摈弃了，而未被认可。
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He killed himself rather than got caught by the enemy. 他自杀了,而不是被敌人抓住了。
rather than
当然, 把上面句子里的 wrote 改为 write 或 to write, 甚至 writing, 也是正确的, 见下条。请做下面的英语试题:
He came all the way to China for promoting friendship(促进友谊) ____ for making money. A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than