282.Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American，who would rather try switching to light beer and Iow-calorie bread than increase physical exertion.
英语四级译文:
不幸的是，一般的美国人都没有意识到这一点，他们宁愿喝低度啤酒，吃低热量的面包，也不愿增加体育锻炼。
四级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是message has not gotten through to Americano who引导的是average American的非限制性定语从句，其中包含would rather do...than do...的句型结构，表示 宁愿 也不 。
get through to sb.的意思是 到达某人处 。如:
Those refugees will die if the supplies dont get through to them.如果生活用品运不到，那些难民就会死去。
switch to的意思是 转变为 :如:
We plan to switch to a new system.我们计划转换为新的体制。
exertion的意思是 努力，费力 。如:
I dont think your exertion makes any sense.我觉得你的努力没什么意义。
英语四级考点归纳:
表示 宁愿 可以用以下句型:
would rather...than...或would... rather than...，意为 宁愿 而不愿 ，与其 宁可 ，在两者中进行取舍。如:
I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。
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。
若would rather和than所接的动词相同，那么than后的动词可以省略。如:
He would rather drink wine than beer.他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。
prefer to do rather than do/instead of doing 和prefersth，to sth.都可以表示在两者中进行取舍，意为 宁可 也不 。如:
He preferred to die rather than stem. = He preferred to die instead of stewing。他宁死也不去偷窃。
I prefer tennis to golf.我喜欢打网球，而不喜欢打高尔夫球。
I prefer watching TV to going out.我宁愿看电视也不出去。