1、MODULE 2 My New TeachersPreferences(偏爱)【日常用语】(1) I like/prefer/enjoyI prefer fish to chicken.我喜欢吃鱼肉胜过吃鸡肉。I prefer walking to cycling.我喜欢步行胜过骑自行车。 Hed prefer them (not) to go there.他愿意他们(不要)去那儿。She prefers to be alone.她喜欢独处。I prefer walking alone.我喜欢独自散步。 I prefer my coffee black.我喜欢喝不加奶的咖啡。(2) I don
2、t like/hateI dont like that man.我不喜欢那人。I dont like/hate to trouble you.我不愿打扰你。I dont like asking for help.我不愿求人帮助。He may be all right but I dont like him.他也许不错,但是我不喜欢他。I hate to quarrel with you.我不想和你吵架。-Do you like the weather?你喜欢这里的天气吗?-No,I hate it.不,我讨厌它。(3) I cant standI cant stand that woman.我
3、受不了那个女人。She says she will stand no nonsense.她说她决不容忍荒唐的行为。I cant stand / strongly dislike him.我对他忍无可忍。She couldnt stand to be told what to do.她不容别人指使她。He cant stand being kept waiting.让他等着, 他可不干。I cant stand him interrupting all the time.他老是插嘴, 真让我受不了。【情景会话】ATim:Do you want to listen to some music? 我
4、们听听音乐好吗?Maria:Sure. I have a lot of CDs.可以呀。我这儿有不少CD光盘。Tim:What kind do you have? Could I take a look? Wow, you have quite a lot.都有什么?我可以看看吗?哎呀,真是不少。Maria:I like classical music mostly because my family listen to it a lot, but I really like pop songs the most.受家人影响,我很喜欢西方古典音乐,但我最喜欢的还是流行歌曲。Tim:Can yo
5、u sing?那你会不会唱?Maria:Im not too good at singing the newest stuff, and when it comes to foreign songs I can only hum.只要不是最新流行的歌曲,我差不多都会唱。但是国外流行歌曲,很多曲子我只会哼哼。BTim:Do you prefer tall girls or short ones? 你喜欢个儿高的女孩还是矮一点儿的?Maria:I dont mind, but I like girls with long hair.个头没关系,不过我喜欢留长发的女孩。Tim:I like tall
6、 girlsprobably because Im so tall myself.我喜欢个头高的,可能是因为我自己太高了吧。Maria:Have you ever dated a girl taller than you?那你有没有跟比你高的女孩约会过?Tim:No, never. I dont think Ive ever met a girl taller than me!从来没有。我还没遇到过比我高的女孩呢!CSarah:Im sorry, Sam. I dont want to go to the folk concert.对不起,萨姆,我不想去听民间音乐会。Sam:How about
7、 going to the theatre?去看戏怎么样?Sarah:I dont like going to the theatre.我不喜欢看戏。Sam:Well, what do you like doing?那你愿意干什么呢?Sarah:Travelling, swimming, going to the cinema. And you?旅行,游泳,看电影,你呢?Sam: I like painting, sailing, watching football and talking to you.我喜欢绘画,帆船运动,看足球赛,再就是和你聊天。Sarah:I like talking
8、to you, too.我也喜欢和你聊天。Sam:Do you want to go to an exhibition? There is one at the Xinghai Exhibition Hall tomorrow.你愿意去看展览吗?明天在星海会展中心有一个新展览。Sarah:Thats a good idea.那是个好主意。【典例剖析】Idperfer_intheofficeratherthan_ athomewatching TV. A. working; stayingB. working; stayC. towork; stay D. to work; tostay剖析:prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.表示“宁愿做而不愿做”。此结构中,prefer后须跟动词不定式,而rather than后则接带to或不带to的不定式均可。如: She prefers to stay at home rather than go with us. 她宁愿待在家里,也不愿和我们一起去。答案:C