“Doesn't Elaine want to see that movie?” “Yes, but she says ____ go tonight.”
A. she'll rather not B. she'd rather not C. she'd not rather D. she won't rather(TOEFL) 正确答案为(B)。但是,我认为(C)(she'd not rather)也是正确的,因为我读到过这样的句子:
Wouldn't you rather stay home than go? (IME) 你宁愿留在家里而不出去吗? Would(n't) you rather have an apple? (CGEL) 你(不)愿意吃个苹果吗? 所以, 我认为 not 亦可放在 would 之后。
首先应当记住，在一般的陈述句中，would rather 本身并没有否定式。否定词 not 是否定实义动词的（宁愿不……），因此必须放在实义动词之前：
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'I'd rather not talk about it.' Sophie looked away, her expression as determined as it was pained. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) “我不想谈论这个了。”索菲把头转向一边，脸上的表情很痛苦，但很坚定。（《达·芬奇密码》）
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I'd very much rather not leave you here. (Mansfield) 我宁愿不把你留在这里。
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I dare say you'd rather not meet them. (Maugham) 我想你宁愿不去见他们。
其次,应记住 wouldn't 这个缩写形式可以用在疑问句中。当 would not rather 用在陈述句中时,则只有在否定对方的谈话或建议时,才能成立:
- A: Wouldn't you rather live in the country?
B: No, I would not. I'd rather live here. (CGEL)
A: 你不愿住在农村吗?
B: 是的, 我不愿意。我宁愿住在这里。
- I wouldn't rather have an apple. (CGEL) 我不愿意吃苹果。
请做下面的英语试题：
He said he would rather not ____ it right now.
A. doing B. to do C. do D. to be doing(全国高考)