1．prefer vt.更喜欢；选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)
[教材原句] Which kind of transport do you prefer to use: bus or train?
你愿意用哪种交通方式：公共汽车还是火车？
(1)prefer (sb.) to do sth. 更喜欢(某人)做……
(2)prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth.
宁愿(做)某事……也不愿(做)某事
(3)prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.
＝would rather do sth. than do sth.
宁可……也不……
(4)prefer that... should do sth. 宁愿……
(5)preference n. 偏爱；优先权；偏爱的事物
have a preference for 对……偏爱
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①(2018·全国卷Ⅱ)You prefer healthy food ________ fast food.
②Nowadays many children prefer ________(surf) the Internet at home to ________(take) exercise outdoors.
③As parents, you should not show ________(prefer) to any one of your children.
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④________________ with his mother, he __________ always on the phone, sleep, stay in his room or go out with his friends.
他更喜欢打电话，睡觉，待在房间里或和朋友外出而不是和母亲说说话。
[答案] ①to ②surfing; taking ③preference
④Rather than talk; prefers to be
[方法规律] (1)prefer不用于进行时。
(2)prefer相当于like... better，所以prefer不可与比较级连用。
(3)prefer的过去式和分词形式要双写r。
