I thought we might set the dessert buffet here in the conservatory rather than out on the lawn.我覺得甜點餐桌不能放草坪上還是放在玻璃房里比較好

rather than:寧可 ... 也不愿；與其 ... 倒不如

I prefer to walk there rather than take a bus.

與其坐公共汽車去,還不如走路去。

It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up.

生氣寧可發(fā)泄出來而不要悶在肚內。

詞匯搭配:

by the string rather than the bow直接了當?shù)?/p>

rather…than otherwise不是別的

Anyone who needs reminding shouldn't come.如果有誰還需要提醒，那就別來了

remind:使想起；提醒

用法:

1.remind有“remind+主語+不定式”的格式，表示提醒某人做某事。

He reminded me to write the letter.

他提醒我寫信。

2.remind...of...表示“某物或某人使我們想起過去，或是想起忘掉的事情”，of后加名詞或動名詞。

She reminded me of writing the letter.

她使我想起寫過那封信。

The smell of hay always reminds me of our old house in the country.

甘草的味道總是令我想起了我們在鄉(xiāng)村的老房子。