prefer to 。。 prefer to do ，，rather than do 。。 wou

prefer A to B
在本句型中，A与B是平行结构，可以是名词，也可以都是动名词。例如：
I prefer dogs to cats.在狗与猫之间我更喜欢狗。

prefer to do sth rather than do sth 后接动词原形

他宁愿挨饿也不做饭
he preferred to go hungry rather than cook

prefer doing to doing 

I prefer watching TV to reading books．
我宁可看电视，也不愿意看书。

would rather do 宁愿

I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them.

与其和他们去购物，我倒宁愿留在家里读点书。

would rather do A than do B

I would rather watch tv at home than play outside

instead of doing

Instead of lending a hand, he laughed at us.

他不仅没有帮我们一把,反而嘲笑我们。

用法基本都在句子中了，这个句型也体现了它的用法。