1.would rather do sth.

①I would rather eat breakfast in a restaurant. 我宁愿在餐馆吃早饭。

②I would rather walk to school.

我宁愿步行去学校。

2.would rather do than do sth.

I would rather watch TV than do my homework我宁愿看电视也不做家庭作业。

3.would do rather than do sth.

I would stay at home rather than go out.

我宁愿呆在家里也不愿外出。

4.would rather sb. did/had done sth.

I would rather dad took me to visit the Great Wall. 我宁愿爸爸带我去参观长城。

5.prefer to do sth.

①He prefers to travel abroad alone.

他宁愿独自一人去国外旅游。

②I prefer to stay at home.

我宁愿待在家里。

6.prefer doing sth to doing sth.

①Mom prefers watching TV to going dancing.妈妈宁愿看电视也不去跳舞。

②I prefer watching football to playing it.

比起踢足球，我更喜欢看足球。

7.prefer to do sth rather than do sth.

①Dad prefers to stay at home and watch TV rather than go out and drink with his friends .爸爸宁愿呆在家里看电视也不愿外出和他的朋友们喝酒。

②I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.我宁愿待在家里而不愿外出。

特别提示: would rather 后接从句，从句要用虚拟语气，叙述与现在事实相反的情况，谓语动词用过去式(be用were);叙述与过去事实相反的情况，谓语动词用had done。