1.(教材P17)Which kind of transport do you prefer to use: bus or train?
你愿意用哪种交通方式:公共汽车还是火车?
prefer vt.更喜欢;选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)
(1)prefer (sb.) to do sth. 更喜欢(某人)做……
(2)prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth. 宁愿(做)某事……也不愿(做)某事
(3)prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.
=would rather do sth. than do sth.
=would do rather than do 宁可……也不……
(4)prefer that... should do sth. 宁愿……
①I'd prefer you to drive, if you don't mind.
我更想让你来开车,如果你不介意的话。
②She prefers jazz to rock music.
相比摇滚乐她更喜欢爵士乐。
【特别提醒】 (1)prefer意为“比较喜欢,更喜欢”,相当于like better,因此不能再与better, more等比较级连用。(2)prefer不能用于进行时。(3)prefer的搭配中既有不定式符号to,又有介词to,要注意区分。
归纳拓展 相关词语积累:
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1.单句语法填空/单句改错
①We preferred them to_communicate (communicate) with each other face to face.
②He has a preference (prefer) for physical exercise.
③She prefers reading in the library to kill her spare time at home.kill→killing