靠自己的英文名言

靠自己的英文名言

1.认识自我的英语名言

1、Great people will never abuse their merits. They see where they are superior to others and realize that. However, they will never be immodest. The more they excel, the more they realize their shortcomings. —— Rousseau, France 伟大的人是决不会滥用他们的优点的，他们看出他们超过别人的地方，并且意识到这一点，然而绝不会因此就不谦虚。

他们的过人之处越多，他们越认识到他们的不足。——法国卢梭《谦虚篇》2、No matter when you think you already know everything, no matter how highly people think of you, you should always have the courage to say to yourself: I am a person who knows nothing. —— Russian Pavlov 无论在什么时候，永远不要以为自己已经知道了一切，不管人们把你们评价的多麽高，但你们永远要有勇气对自己说：我是个毫无所知的人。

——俄罗斯巴甫洛夫《语录》3、Our pride is mostly based on our ignorance！ —— Lessing, England 我们的骄傲多半是基于我们的无知！——英国莱辛《语录》4、The biggest obstacle to our learning is what we know, not what we don't know. —— Bernard, USA 构成我们学习最大障碍的是已知的东西，而不是未知的东西。——美国贝尔纳《语录》5、If a person counts what he learns from others as his own discovery, it is also very close to arrogance. —— Hegel, Germany 一个人如果把从别人那里学来的东西算作自己的发现，这也很接近于虚骄。

——德国黑格尔《语录》6、A person who really knows himself can't be modest. Modesty makes one's heart shrink like a small pebble, small but very strong. Only by being strong can we be honest. —— Modern Lao She 一个真认识自己的人，就没法不谦虚。谦虚使人的心缩小，像一个小石卵，虽然小，而极结实。

结实才能诚实。——现代老舍《语录》7、The less skilled, the more arrogant. —— Modern Deng Tuo 越是没有本领的就越加自命不凡。

——现代邓拓《语录》8、Laziness in thinking, unwillingness to study and understand deeply, complacency or contentment with insignificant knowledge are all causes of intellectual poverty. This kind of poverty is usually called "stupidity" in one word. —— Gorky, Germany 懒于思索，不愿意钻研和深入理解，自满或满足于微不足道的知识，都是智力贫乏的原因。这种贫乏通常用一个字来称呼，这就是“愚蠢”。

——德国高尔基《语录》9、Never fall into pride. For as soon as you are proud, you will be stubborn in situations where you should agree; as soon as you are proud, you will refuse advice and friendship; as soon as you are proud, you will lose objective standards. —— Russian Pavlov 决不要陷于骄傲。因为一骄傲，你们就会在应该同意的场合固执起来；因为一骄傲，你们就会拒绝别人的忠告和友谊的帮助；因为一骄傲，你们就会丧失客观标准。

——俄罗斯巴甫洛夫《语录》10、A fool's arrogance and complacency are just the shortcomings of being ridiculed and ridiculed, and he often boasts about things that should be regarded as shameful and disgraceful. —— Krylov, Russia 蠢材妄自尊大，他自鸣得意的，正好是受人讥笑奚落的短处，而且往往把应该引为奇耻大辱的事，大吹大擂。——俄罗斯克雷洛夫《语录》。

2.求一句能激励自己的英文名言

Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。

Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。 East, west, home is best. 金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。

There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。 Look before you leap. First think, then act. 三思而后行。

It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。 Light come, light go. 来得容易，去得快。

Time is money. 时间就是金钱。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。

Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。 After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限，学问无涯。

Stick to it, and you'll succeed. 只要人有恒，万事都能成。 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 It is good to learn at another man's cost. 前车之鉴。

Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。 Let's cross the bridge when we come to it. 船到桥头自然直。

More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 Where there is life, there is hope. 生命不息，希望常在。

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 We must not lie down, and cry, "God help us." 求神不如求己。

A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once. 花有重开日，人无再少年。 God helps those who help themselves. 自助者，天助之。

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 明日待明日，明日不再来。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。 Truth is the daughter of time. 时间见真理。

Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. 积少自然成多。 No man is wise at all times. 智者千虑，必有一失。

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。 Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。

Kill two birds with one stone. 一石双鸟。 It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行。

In doing we learn. 经一事，长一智。 Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 一分预防胜似十分治疗。 Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. 天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。 He who laughs last laughs best. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

He who pays the piper, calls the tune. 谁负担费用，谁加以控制。 He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything. 身体健壮就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。

No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之。 Action speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。 United we stand, divided we fall. 合即立，分即垮。

There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。 Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。

Reading makes a full man. 读书长见识。 The best horse needs breeding, and the aptest child needs teaching. 最好的马要驯，最伶俐的孩子要教。

Learn young, learn fair. 学习趁年轻，学就要学好。 Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 胸中有知识，胜于手中有金钱。

Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小。 Sound in body, sound in mind. 有健全的身体才有健全的精神。

Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见。 Dogs wave their tails not so much in, love to you as your bread. 狗摇尾巴，爱的是你的面包。

Money is a good servant but a bad master. 要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。 It's hard sailing when there is no wind. 无风难驶船。

3.激励自己的英语名言、带翻译

1 Do not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you resolved to effect 。

(William Shakespeare , British dramatist) 不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。（英国剧作家莎士比亚.W。）

2 Don't part with your illusions . When they are gone you may still exist , but you have ceased to live. (Mark Twain , American writer) 不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。

（美国作家马克"吐温） 3 I want to bring out the secrets of nature and apply them for the happiness of man . I don"t know of any better service to offer for the short time we are in the world 。(Thomas Edison , American inventor) 我想揭示大自然的秘密，用来造福人类。

我认为，在我们的短暂一生中，最好的贡献莫过于此了。 （美国发明家 爱迪生. T。）

4 Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal , there is no secure direction ; without direction , there is no life 。( Leo Tolstoy , Russian writer) 理想是指路明灯。

没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。 （俄国作家 托尔斯泰. L 。）

5 If winter comes , can spring be far behind ?( P. B. Shelley , British poet ) 6 If you doubt yourself , then indeed you stand on shaky ground 。(Ibsen , Norwegian dramatist ) 如果你怀疑自己，那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。

（挪威剧作家易卜生） 7 If you would go up high , then use your own legs ! Do not let yourselves carried aloft; do not seat yourselves on other people's backs and heads . (F. W . Nietzsche , German Philosopher) 如果你想走到高处，就要使用自己的两条腿！不要让别人把你抬到高处；不要坐在别人的背上和头上。（德国哲学家尼采. F. W。）

8 It is at our mother's knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest , but there is seldom any money in them。( Mark Twain , American writer ) 就是在我们母亲的膝上，我们获得了我们的最高尚、最真诚和最远大的理想，但是里面很少有任何金钱。

（美国作家马克"吐温） 9 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass。 Alexander Dumas (Davy de La Pailleterie, French Writer) 生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针。

（法国作家 大仲马. A。） 10 The ideals which have lighted my way , and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been kindness , beauty and truth 。

(Albert Einstein , American scientist) 有些理想曾为我们引过道路，并不断给我新的勇气以欣然面对人生，那些理想就是--真、善、美。 （美国科学家 爱因斯坦 . A 。）

11 The important thing in life is to have a great aim , and the determination to attain it. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German Poet and dramatist) 人生重要的事情就是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。（德国诗人、戏剧家歌德 . J . M 。）

4.关于自我激励的英文名言警句

All the splendor 1 in the world is not worth a good friend .(Voltaire , French thinker) 人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

（法国思想家 伏尔泰）Creditors 4 have better memories than debtors . (Benjamin Franklin , American president )放债的比借债的记忆好。（ 美国总统 富兰克林. B.）If you would know the value of money , go and try to borrow some . (Benjamin Franklin , American president )要想知道钱的价值，就想办法去借钱试试。

（ 美国总统 富兰克林. B.）At twenty years of age , the will reigns; at thirty , the wit ; and at forty , the judgment .(Benjamin Franklin ,American president) 二十岁时起支配作用的是意志，三十岁时是机智，四十岁时是判断。Do you love life ? Then do not squander time ; for that's the stuff5 life is made of .(Benjamin Franklin , American president )你热爱生命吗？那么，别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。

Fish and visitors smell three days .( Franklin Benjamin , American president )鱼放三天发臭，客住三天讨嫌。Never leave that until tomorrow , which you can do today . (Benjamin Franklin , American president )今天的事不要拖到明天。

Time is money .( Benjamin Franklin , American president)时间就是金钱。 ——（美国总统 富兰克林 . B.）In delay there lies no plenty , Then come kiss me , sweet and twenty , Youth's a stuff that will not endure . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist)迁延蹉跎，来日无多，二十丽姝，请来吻我，衰草枯杨，青春易过。

The time of life is short ; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist )人生苦短，若虚度年华，则短暂的人生就太长了。 ——（英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.）I am a slow walker , but I never walk backwards .(Abraham Lincoln , American president)我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。

（美国总统 林肯. A.）Each moment in history is a fleeting time , precious and unique .(Richard Nixon , American president )历史巨轮飞转，分分秒秒的时间都十分宝贵，也独具意义。 （美国总统 尼克松. R.）If you want to understand today , you have to search yesterday .(Pearl Buck , American female writer )想要懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。

（美国女作家 赛珍珠）The golden age is before us , not behind us . (Mark Twain , American writer )黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。 （ 美国作家 马克·吐温）Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time ; a man of talent tries to use it . (Arthur Schopenhauer , German philosopher )普通人只想到如何度过时间，有才能的人设法利用时间。

（德国哲学家 叔本华. A. ）We always have time enough , if we will but use it aright. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet )只要我们能善用时间，就永远不愁时间不够用。 （德国诗人歌德. J.W.）To choose time is to save time .( Francis Bacon , British philosopher )合理安排时间就是节约时间 。

（ 英国哲学家 培根. F.）Weep no more , no sigh , nor groan. Sorrow calls no time that's gone.(John Fletcher , British dramatist )别哭泣，别叹息，别呻吟；悲伤唤不回流逝的时光。 （英国剧作家 弗莱沏. J.）。

5.求一句能激励自己的英文名言

Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。

Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。 East, west, home is best. 金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。

There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。 Look before you leap. First think, then act. 三思而后行。

It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。 Light come, light go. 来得容易，去得快。

Time is money. 时间就是金钱。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。

Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。 After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限，学问无涯。

Stick to it, and you'll succeed. 只要人有恒，万事都能成。 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 It is good to learn at another man's cost. 前车之鉴。

Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。 Let's cross the bridge when we come to it. 船到桥头自然直。

More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 Where there is life, there is hope. 生命不息，希望常在。

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 We must not lie down, and cry, "God help us." 求神不如求己。

A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once. 花有重开日，人无再少年。 God helps those who help themselves. 自助者，天助之。

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 明日待明日，明日不再来。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。 Truth is the daughter of time. 时间见真理。

Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. 积少自然成多。 No man is wise at all times. 智者千虑，必有一失。

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。 Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。

Kill two birds with one stone. 一石双鸟。 It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行。

In doing we learn. 经一事，长一智。 Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 一分预防胜似十分治疗。 Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. 天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。 He who laughs last laughs best. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

He who pays the piper, calls the tune. 谁负担费用，谁加以控制。 He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything. 身体健壮就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。

No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之。 Action speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。 United we stand, divided we fall. 合即立，分即垮。

There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。 Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。

Reading makes a full man. 读书长见识。 The best horse needs breeding, and the aptest child needs teaching. 最好的马要驯，最伶俐的孩子要教。

Learn young, learn fair. 学习趁年轻，学就要学好。 Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 胸中有知识，胜于手中有金钱。

Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小。 Sound in body, sound in mind. 有健全的身体才有健全的精神。

Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见。 Dogs wave their tails not so much in, love to you as your bread. 狗摇尾巴，爱的是你的面包。

Money is a good servant but a bad master. 要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。 It's hard sailing when there is no wind. 无风难驶船。

补充： The path to glory is always rugged. 通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。

Quality matters more than quantity. 质重于量。 The on-looker sees most of the game. 旁观者清。

Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it . 为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。 Joys shared with others are more enjoyed. 与众同乐，其乐更乐。

Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉日子长。 Time and tide waits for no man. 岁月不等人。

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知，必须刻苦。 Learn to walk before you run.。

循序渐进。 Knowing something of everything, and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长。

From words to deeds is a great space. 言行之间，大有距离。 Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. 技能和信心是无敌的军队。

Habit is a second nature. 习惯成自然。 Lifeless, faultless. 只有死人才不会犯错误。

A book is the 。

6.求关于相信自己、自我学习 的英语名人名言

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting。

学而不思，犹如食而不化。

You will never have what you like until you learn to like what you have。

在学会喜欢你已有的东西之前，你永远也不会得到你喜欢的东西。

理想是指路明灯，没有理想就没有坚定的方向；没有方向就没有生活。

Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal, there is no secure direction; without direction, there is no life.

人生应该树立目标，否则你的精神会白白浪费。

Have an aim in life, or your energies will all be wasted.

人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。

You have to believe in yourself, that's the secret of success. 《我的名言 呵呵

100个经典句型提高英语战力1000（No.83）

83.John wants to see me today. I would rather he came to tomorrow than today.

约翰今天想来看我。我宁愿他明天来看我而不是今天。

首先这是would rather+从句（虚拟语气用法），要想搞懂，请看：

经典句型解析100之83：:would rather经典句型全解析

一、would rather意思是“宁愿、宁可、更、最好、还是为好”，后接动词原形,常省略为’d rather，表示优先选择的一种方式 其否定形式是would rather not do sth。would rather；没有人称和数的变化，所有的人称一律用would rather。

“would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个惯用句式，美国英语中多用had rather。would (had)在此决无“过去”之意，它是一个情态助动词，且无词性、时态变化。 例：

I'd rather meet him here on my own home ground.

我宁愿在我自己的地盘上见他。

I'd rather come with you.

我倒愿意和你一起去。

I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company.

在男女混杂的场合，我不愿意谈论这件事。

Sorry. I'd rather not talk about it

抱歉，我不愿意谈论这个。

I'd rather not dwell on the past.

我不想再沉湎于过去了。

I'd rather not talk about it too much because I don't like giving trade secrets away.我不愿就此多谈，因为我不想泄露秘密。

If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here.

如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。

rather than连接2个选项，取前者，而舍去后者：

Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.

现代社会的主要特征是消费而不是储蓄。

Europe has got used to following rather than leading the pack.

欧洲已经习惯了跟从，而不是领头儿。

These payments are denominated as 'fees' rather than 'salary'.

付出的这几笔款子称为“费用”而不是“工资”。

I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。

说明rather than 可以连接两个名词充当主语或宾语。其他对等成分也是可以的：

Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.

他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。

二、如果在两者中进行取舍，表示“宁愿……而不愿……，与其……宁可……”的意思时，则可用：

would rather…than…或would…rather than…的句型 例：

They would rather work than live on welfare.

他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。

She'd rather die than give a speech.

她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。

Kids would rather play than study

孩子们宁愿玩也不愿学习。

They would rather take the line of least resistance than become involved in arguments.

他们倾向采用阻力最小的方案，不愿卷入纷争。

He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.

他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。

I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.

我宁愿把时间花在丽贝卡身上也不愿花在厨房里。

He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.

他非常崇尚自由，不自由，毋宁死。

He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital.

他宁肯在比赛中丢了性命也不愿在医院里苟延残喘。

He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.

他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。

I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill

我宁可掏钱请客，也不愿看到9位朋友算来算去分摊账单。

I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set

我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。

She would rather perjure herself than admit to her sins.

她宁愿在法庭上撒谎也不愿承认她的罪行。

He would rather die than be a convict.

他宁愿死也不愿当囚犯。

He would rather die than live in dishonour.

他宁死不愿忍辱偷生。

Liu Hulan would rather die than surrender before the enemy.

刘胡兰在敌人面前宁死不屈。

It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。

The children would walk there rather than take a bus.

孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽车。

请注意

1） would rather…than…/would…rather than…也可以颠倒为：rather than…would…。

Would(rather)和than后都接不带to的动词不定式，若选用的动词相同，那么than 后的动词可以省略。 例 ：

I would rather have noodles than rice.

我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭。

He would rather drink wine than beer．

他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。

It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。

I'd rather see it at the pictures than on video anyway.

我本来就宁可去电影院看，而不是看录像。

I'd rather leave the business than work with such a nit.

我宁愿离开公司，也不愿和这样的笨蛋一起工作。

I'd rather economize on clothes than food.

我情愿节衣不愿缩食。

Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up.

与其在这样差的条件下工作，他宁愿放弃。

2)使用would rather…than…句型时要注意“平行结构”，即在than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等。 例 ：

It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。

I would rather go to work by bike than by bus.

我宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘公共汽车去上班。

I would rather talk with his mother than with his father.

我宁愿和他妈说话而不愿和他爸说话。三、在疑问句式中，would rather 与would rather…than…中的would要放在主语之前 ，且than一般改为or,例 ：

Would you rather walk or take the bus?

你愿意步行还是坐公共汽车？

Would you rather stay here or go home?

你愿意呆在这里，还是回家？

Which would you rather have, apples or bananas? 你喜欢吃苹果还是香蕉？

Would you rather read a novel than read a poem?你宁愿看小说而不愿朗读诗歌吗？四、would rather+从句，是一个常用的虚拟语气句型 Would rather+从句,谓语一般用过去时来表示现在或将来。其意为“宁愿……,还是…… 好些”“一个人宁愿另一个人做某事”。引导从句的that常省略。在谈到过去的动作时，谓语则用过去完成时。 例 ：

would rather that sb did宁愿、更愿意……（表示现在或将来的愿望）

would rather that sb had done宁愿、更愿意……（表示过去的愿望）

‘Do you mind if I smoke?’ ‘Well, I'd rather you didn't.’

“你介意我抽烟吗？”“嗯，最好别抽。”

I would rather Lionel took it on

我宁愿莱昂内尔负责这件事。

I'd rather you came with us.

我倒愿意你和我们一块儿去。

注意，如果后面动作是主语来完成，则直接用不带to的动词不定式来表示：

I'd rather come with you.

我倒愿意和你一起去。

I'd rather you posted the letter right now. 我想让你现在去寄信。

I'd rather that I hadn’t seen her yesterday. 我情愿昨天没有看到她。

John wants to see me today. I would rather he came to tomorrow than today.

约翰今天想来看我。我宁愿他明天来看我而不是今天。(句中came不是表示过去而是表示将来)

We’d rather he paid us the money tomorrow.

我们宁愿他明天付给我们那笔钱。

Don’t come tomorrow. I’d rather you came next weekend.

明天别来。我希望你下周末来。

请注意

1） 如果谈到过去的动作，也就是表示过去已经发生的事情在选择上不恰当。此时，主句一般为:would rather have (not) done

Did you criticize him for his mistakes?

Yes,but I’d rather not have done.

因为他的失误你批评了他吗？

是的，我批评了他，但是我宁愿我并没有那样做。

My wife bought the blue rug,but I would rather have bought the brown one.

我妻子买了蓝色的地毯，但我宁愿买棕色的。

I would rather have never been born than have seen this day of shame.

我宁愿从未出生，也不愿看到今天的耻辱。

I would rather ,其（that）从句则用过去完成时。 例：

Would rather you had not done that.

我真希望你没有做那件事。

2）如果只涉及主语本人而不涉及另一个人，则would rather之后不接that从句而接have done结构。 例

I would rather have gone to the theatre than stayed home night.

我真希望昨天晚上去看了戏而不是呆在家里。

He would rather be poor than have got money by dishonest methods．

他宁可穷也不愿意用不诚实的手段获取金钱。

Henry would rather that his girlfriend worked in the same department as he does．

亨利希望他的女朋友和他在一个部门工作。五、would rather/sooner和prefer/would prefer的区别

would rather和would sooner之间一般没有区别，但经常接触到的是would rather。 例：

Tom would rather/sooner read than talk． 汤姆宁可读书而不愿谈天。

If I were a young man I would sooner go to prison than fight for this country

如果我是个年轻人，我宁愿进监狱也不愿为这个国家打仗。

I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class

我宁可不睡觉，也不愿错过晚上的课。

Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes

福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬，也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。

以上3例摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

Tom prefers reading to talking．汤姆喜欢读书而不喜欢谈天。

请注意

1）would rather后跟不带to的不定式+than+不带 to的不定式，而prefer后跟动名词+to+动名词。有时prefer后面也可跟名词，而在would rather之后要求只带动词原形。 例 ：

He prefers wine to beer．= He would rather drink wine than beer．

他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。

I prefer tennis to golf．= I’d rather play tennis than golf．

我喜欢打网球而不喜欢打高尔夫球。

2）某些 prefer+名词的情况不能用 would rather完全确切地表达出来：

He prefers dogs to cats．他喜欢狗而不喜欢猫。

He would rather have dogs than cats．他宁可养狗而不愿养猫。

很明显，这两句的意思并不完全相同。

3） would rather+不带to的不定式有时可代替 would prefer+带 to的不定式。 例 ：

I’d rather fly than go by sea．=I’d prefer to fly． 我宁愿乘飞机也不愿乘船。

这两个结构后面带名词时情况也一样： 例

—Would you like some gin？

—I’d prefer a coffee．=I’d rather have coffee than gin．

—您想喝点杜松子酒吗？ —我想喝点咖啡。/我想喝点咖啡，不想喝杜松子酒。

4）would rather/sooner和would prefer后面都可跟完成式，但后者带to。 都表示过去未曾实现的愿望；本想做某事实际并未做

例 ：

We went by sea but I’d rather have gone by air=I’d prefer to have gone by air．

我们是乘船去的，可我本想乘飞机去。（我愿意乘飞机去，可我的愿望未能实现。）

这和 would like+不定式的完成式有点相似，would like+带to 的不定式的完成式也表示未能实现的愿望。

Susan bit back the words she would like to have said.

苏珊话到嘴边又咽了回去。

I would rather I had stayed at Tom’s,but he refused.

我来想是待在汤姆家的，但是他拒绝了我。

其实，would rather+主语+完成时态；would rather+主语+情态动词+完成时态，也是这个用法：

I would rather you could have come and helped me at that time.

我本想着你那时能来助我一臂之力。

5）would rather doA than doB

would prefer to doA rather than doB

都是舍去后者。如：

I would rather listen to others than talk myself.=

I would prefer to listen to others rather than talk myself.

我宁愿听别人说话，而不愿意自己说。