Amy and Danny want to buy Amy and Danny want to buy some furnituresome furniture for for their new home. their new home. ( Page 18)( Page 18) furniture (furniture ( 集合名词集合名词 ) ) 家具家具Eg. Eg. a piece of furniturea piece of furniture a lot of furniture = lots of furniturea lot of furniture = lots of furniture (Translation)(Translation)这张旧的中国方桌是一件很珍贵的家具这张旧的中国方桌是一件很珍贵的家具 This old Chinese square table is a valuable piece This old Chinese square table is a valuable piece of furniture.of furniture.taste n. 欣赏力;鉴赏力;爱好爱好音乐:a taste for music 他喜欢民歌:He has a taste for folk songs.她的房子布置得非常高雅:Her house is finished in excellent taste.prefer (preferred, preferring) vt. 更喜欢 ; 宁愿Do you prefer coffee or tea?prefer to…rather than…刘胡兰宁死不屈:Liu Hulan preferred to die rather than surrender.prefer …to…他喜欢咖啡胜过茶:He prefers coffee to tea.preference n. 偏爱;优先选择What’s your preference?老师不应该偏爱任何一个学生:A teacher should not show any preference for any one of his student.你有什么嗜好?:……..II’d rather live’d rather live in a traditional siheyuan. ( P.18) in a traditional siheyuan. ( P.18) 1). would rather do sth. 情愿 ; 宁愿做某事 eg. I would rather stay at home. 2). would rather not do sth. 情愿 ; 宁愿不做某事 eg. I would rather not tell you the truth. 3). would rather do A than B 宁愿做 A 也不愿做 B I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 4).would rather sb. did sth. 宁愿某人做某事 ( 表示对现在或将来的愿望 ) I would rather you got up earlier...would rather sb. had done sth. (P. 18)would rather sb. had done sth. (P. 18) 宁愿某人曾做过某事 宁愿某人曾做过某事 (( 表示与过去事实相反的表示与过去事实相反的愿望愿望 ))I wo...