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1、a bit ,a little 和rather 的区别和用法1.a bit与a little都可作程度副词，表示稍微、一点儿的意思，修饰动词、形容词、比较级等，二者可以互换。例如： Will you please turn down the radio a bit/a little?(动词)请你把收音机声音关小一点好吗？ Shes a bit/a little afraid of the teacher.(形容词)她有点怕老师。 Her mother feels a bit/a little better today.(比较级)她母亲今天感觉好一些。 2.for a bit和for a lit

2、tle意思相同，相当于for a while或for a short time，可互换。例如： Lets rest for a bit/a little.让我们休息一下。 II.不同之处 1.a little可以直接修饰不可数名词，而a bit修饰不可数名词时，只能用a bit of。例如： Tom has a little money./Tom has a bit of money.汤姆有一点钱。 但是，当a little修饰的名词前有this,that,所有格等限定词时，也要用a little of结构。例如： I want to drink a little of that drink.

3、我想喝点那种饮料。 2.a bit和a little与not连用时，意思大相径庭。not a bitnot at all，意为一点也不；not a littlevery much，意为十分、相当、极其。 rather ad. 1. 相当,颇,有点儿 Im feeling rather sleepy. 我有点困倦。 2. (常与would或had连用)宁可,宁愿;(与其.)倒不如;而不是 He would rather play than work. 他宁可玩,却不愿工作。 Id rather you knew that now, than afterwards. 与其以后让你知道,不如现在就让

4、你知道。 Ill never be dependent on anyone again. Id rather starve. 我再也不依靠任何人了。我宁愿饿死。 3. (常与or连用)更确切地说 He left late last night, or rather early this morning. 他昨夜很晚,或者应该说是今天一大早才走。 4. (用于回答问题)确是如此;当然 课文中出现的一句话: They knew， or rather thought that their father was on the same train. 他们知道,或者说他们认为他们的父亲是在同一列车上的.

5、 这里or rather是固定短语,意为或者说;更确切地说.那么rather还有哪些用法呢? 一、 用作程度副词,意为稍微;有点;颇;相当 1. rather可以修饰形容词、副词的原级、比较级等;可以与介词短语连用.如: She was rather hurt by his unkind words. Shes rather better today. She looks rather like her father. These materials are rather too difficult for the seniors. 2. rather放在不定冠词a前后均可.如: Miss S

6、mart has got a rather good voice. 二、 用作副词,意为宁可,宁愿 1. rather than意为而不是;与其不如, 后接名词、代词、形容词、动词原形等.如: These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty. Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad， he sold them at half price. It is he rather than I who is to blame. 2. would rather do.than do.=would do.rather

7、 than do.宁愿做而不愿做.如: I would go there by bus rather than take the train. 3. prefer to do.rather than do. 宁愿做而不愿做.如: We prefer to receive money rather than the usual gifts. 三、 用作感叹词,意为当然 - Would you like a swim？ - Rather. 四、 习惯用语及搭配 1. or rather更确切， 更恰当； 更接近.如: He went home very late last night， or ra

8、ther， in the early hours this morning. 2. would rather意为宁愿, 后接动词原形,其否定形式是would rather not do.如: Which would you rather have， tea or coffee？ American young people would rather get advice from strangers. 3. I would rather that.这是虚拟语气形式,若从句表示与现在或将来的情况相反,用一般过去时;与过去的事实相反,用过去完成时.如: I would rather you came

9、 tomorrow. Id rather you hadnt told her the news yesterday. 高考真题回放: 1. - Shall we go skating or stay at home？ .- Which _ do yourself？ A. do you rather B. would you rather C. will you rather D. should you rather 2. Rather than _ on a crowded bus， he always prefers a bicycle. A. ride； ride B. riding； ride C. ride； to ride D. to ride； riding 简析: 1. B 考查would rather do sth. 这一句型的用法. 2. C 这是prefer to do.rather than do.这一常用句型的变式,用法一致