Section Ⅱ Welcome to the unit & Reading—Language Points rather than 而不是(教材 P33)Abstract art is about shapes and colours rather than objects
抽象艺术是关于形状和颜色而不是物品的艺术
(1)rather than 是一个连词,常用来连接平行结构,即前面是名词, 后面也跟名词;前面是动词原形,后面也要跟动词原形
(2)rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词应与 rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致
①We can achieve a lot when we learn to let our differences unite, rather than divide us
当我们学会让我们的差异结合起来而不是将我们分离的时候,我们就会获得很多
②Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to_judge(judge) everything so harshly
很快,她学会了感激生活,而不是刻薄地判断所有事情
③I think Tom, rather than you, is(be) to blame
我认为不是你,而是汤姆应受到责备
④His poetry is marked with fancy rather than imagination(imagine).与其说他的诗歌想象丰富,还不如说是幻想
settle in 安放;安顿;使(自己)安下心来;适应;解决;定居(教材 P34)Of course, even though Picasso was Spanish, he left Spain while he wa