rather than用作连词，连接两个平行结构。既可以表示主观愿望上的决择，“与其…宁可…”，也可以表示客观程度上的差异，“与其说是…不如说是…”
接谓语动词:
He told a lie rather than get his friend into trouble. 他宁愿说谎也不愿连累朋友。
He ran rather than walked.他跑步而不是步行。
rather than后接动词原形表示主观抉择，接一个动词的过去式则表示客观差异
相似的用法还有:
prefer to do ... rather than do .../ would do ... rather than do…/ would rather do sth. than do ... 中 ，rather than 后面都接动词原形
例句:
I prefer to get up early rather than go to school without breakfast.我宁可早起也不愿意不吃饭上学.
I would die rather than disgrace myself.我宁死不屈.
He would rather paint the wall on his own than have the painter do it. 他宁愿自己刷这墙也不愿意请油漆工刷.
