新概念英语第二册42-02

Lesson 35 Stop Thief!

1. ... a ...

prefer ... to ... : 更喜欢这个东西(和后面的东西比), 宁可也不

be sorry遗憾

prefer+名词 更喜欢

I prefer tea to water.

prefer + 名词 + to(prep.) + 名词 (如为动词则+ing)

I prefer drinking tea to drinking water.

prefer to (不定式的标志) + 动词原形 : 更喜欢

rather than : 不喜欢, 而不是 (prep)

He prefers to drive a bus rather than drive a taxi.

I prefer to have an apple rather than have an orange.

3. ... a ...

used to : 过去做现在不做

used to do : 过去常常做现在不做了

be used to doing sth. / get used to doing sth. 习惯于

I am(not) used to getting up early. 我习惯起早.

be used to do sth. 被用来

The knife is used to cut the paper. 刀被用来切纸

The boy is used to swimming in the river. 那男孩习惯在河里游泳.

The boy used to swim in the river. 那男孩过去在河里游泳.