第四册：流利英语 · 全册易错点 · 第46–48课

L46 · would rather 与 prefer 的补语

prefer repairing than buying 错把两套搭配混合；应写 prefer repairing to buying。

对照例句： I would rather repair an old radio than buy another one.

would rather 后 repair 与 than 后 buy 都是动词原形；another one 指另一台 radio。

前句只是猜测时，后句不能随意称 this fact；应使用 this possibility 或 this assumption。

对照例句： We expected the trip to remove every worry. That expectation proved unrealistic.

That expectation 概括前句内容，明确指向“旅行消除所有烦恼”的想法，而非 trip 本身。

The plans differ, however they… 是逗号拼接；应在 however 前用句号或分号，并根据结构加逗号。

对照例句： The two plans serve different objectives; therefore, comparing returns alone would be misleading.

分号连接独立分句；therefore 表由目标不同推导出的比较限制；comparing… 为动名词主语。