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词组 I'd rather
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【问】 “John wants to see you today.” “I would rather he——tomorrow than today. ”
 A. comes B. came
 C. should come D. has come(TOEFL,73. 6)
 正确答案为B(came)。但是我不明白为什么动词的过去时came与将来时间tomorrow连用。
 【答】 句中的过去时(came)并非陈述语气的过去时,而是虚拟语气的过去时,它不是指过去,而是指现在或将来。I'd rather这个句型表示可能实现、也可能难以实现的愿望。例如:
 1. I would rather you didn't invite too many people.
 我宁愿你不邀请太多的人。
 2. I'd rather you were happy.
 我宁愿你幸福。
 3. I would much rather it was forgotten. (Du Maurier)
 我宁愿这件事被遗忘了。
 4. I'd rather you told me the truth. (Eckersley)
 我宁愿你告诉我实情。
 5. Would you rather I did it? (Wood)
 你愿我来做这件事吗?
 6. I'd rather you didn't mention the price. (CGEL)
 我宁愿你不提价钱。
 7. Many residents would rather that the bus service were subsidized. (CGEL)
 许多居民宁愿给公共汽车服务人员发津贴。
 如果想指过去,就必须用过去完成时:
 I'd rather you hadn't told me about it.
 我宁愿你未曾把这件事告诉我。
 (参见would)


赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第956页.
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