Not only.. But also.／ rather than. 要怎么用，

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Answer 1

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一、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…”。例如：
1、接代词
1）I,rather than you,should do the work.
该做这工作的是我，而不是你。
2、接名词
2）John ought to go rather than Jean.约翰比琴更应该去。
3）I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
我想我该要一杯冷饮，而不要咖啡。
试比较：
4）We sometimes eat rice instead of potatoes.
有时候我们不吃土豆，而吃米饭。
3、接形容词
5）These shoes are comfortable rather than for your friend.
这鞋不好看可是舒服。
6）You are doing this for yourself rather than for your friend.
你不是为你朋友，而是为你自己做这种事。
7)I'd prefer to go in August rather than in July.我愿8月去不愿7月去。
5、接动名词
8)I always prefer starting early,rather than leaving everything to the last minute,
我总是愿意早开始而不愿意把所有事情都留到最后才做。
9)He was engaged in writing a letter rather than reading the newspaper.
他那时是在写信而不是看报纸。
6、接过去分词
10)She insisted on having the room papered rather than painted.
她坚持要用纸裱糊房间，而不是把房间粉刷一下。
7、接不定式
11)I decided to write rather than telephone.我决定写信而不是打电话。
12)They prefer to die fighting rather than live in enslavement.
他们宁可战死，也不肯活着受奴役。
13)I prefer to work rather than remain idle.我宁愿工作而不愿闲着。
8、接谓语动词
14)He told a lie rather than get his friend into trouble.
他宁愿说谎也不愿连累朋友。
15)Shall we go for a walk rather than watch television?
咱们不看电视，出去散步，好不好？
16)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。
9、接从句
17)It was what he meant rather than what he said.
那是指他话中的意思，而不是他所说的话。
18)It was what he had caten rather than what he had drunk that made him ill.使他得病的不是他喝的东西，而是他吃的东西。

二、rather than用作介词
R.Quirk编著的《英语语法大全》p.1387明确指出：和as well as及in stead of一样，rather than后面跟一个和母句中的动词形式并不匹配的ing分词分句时，它是介词，而不是准并列连词：
19）Their actions precipitated the war rather than averting it.
他们的行为促使战争爆发而不是避免战争。
20）Rather than a new car,he bought a colour television.
他买了一台彩电，而不是一辆新车。
21）Let's finish the job today,rather than leaving it till tomorrow.
让咱们今天干完工作，而不是留到明天。
三、rather than用作从属连词，引导一种优选分句。
R.Quirk在《英语语法大全》p.1540指出：优先分句主要用从属连词rather than和sooner than引导，用不带to的不定式作该分句的谓语动词：
22）Rather than go there by air,I'd take the slowest train.
我宁愿乘最慢的火车，也不愿乘飞机去那儿。

Answer 2

not only but also..

1．连接主语：

Not only I but also Tom and Mary are fond of watching television.

不仅我，而且汤姆和玛丽都喜欢看电视。

由于not only A but also B句式的重点在B上，所以谓语动词一般要与B保持人称和数的一致。例如：

但是，1992年第6期《英语学习》问答栏主持人刘承沛教授认为B为单数时动词也可用复数，因为根据意念原则”（principle of notion）主语并列具有复数意义，故下面一句成立：“Not only she but (also) her brother like playing the piano.”

2．连接谓语动词

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs.英国人和美国人不但语言相同，而且有很多相同的风俗习惯。

注意not only…but also连接的动词一般不重复，这与汉语不同。如汉语说“我不仅懂英语，而且懂俄语”，英语则说“I know not only English but also Russian”，而不说“I not only know English but also know Russian”.再如：“气体不仅改变形状，而且改变体积”，英译为“A gas changes not only in shape but also in volume.”（注意介词常重复）

3．连接宾语：

The problem for the recipient was trying to guess not only who the sender was, but also what his secret feelings might be.收信人不仅要尽力猜出是谁的，还要推测寄信人内心有什么想法。

4．连接宾语补足语：

Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.浅色和鲜艳的颜色不但使人看了高兴，也会使人更加活泼。

5．连接表语：

Shakespeare was not only a writer but (also) an actor 莎士比亚不仅是一位剧作家，而且是一位演员。

6．连接状语：

If your friend reminds you kindly of your faults, take what he says not merely pleasantly but thank fully. 如果低你的朋友善意地指明出你的缺点，你不但要欣然接受，而且要心怀感激之情。

7．连接从句：

He didn’t let us off the hook until we had proved not only that we knew what an organism was but also that we had the fortitude to stand up for the truth. 直到我们证明了我们不仅知道什么是生物体，而且具有坚持真理的不屈不挠精神时，他这才放过我们。

8．连接定语：

Man has become master not only of the sky but also of the space. 人类不但征服了天空，而且征服了太空。

9．连接句子：

I not only heard it, but (also) I saw it. 我不仅听到、而且看到了它。 Not only…but also连接句子时, not only 可以置于句首表示强调,这时第一分句要采用倒装结构。例如：

Not only has he a first-class brain but also he is a tremendously hard worker. 他不仅有着头等聪明的脑子，而且工作很能吃苦。

Not only had the poor man been arrested but he had been sent to prison as well. 这个可怜的人不仅被逮捕，而且被投进监狱。

Not only do the professors have their own ideas on the matter, but the students have theirs too.对这件事不仅教授们有自己的看法，学生们也有自己的想法。

10．用于 it is…that 强调结构

It is not only the scientist and the physician who need a long special training now, but the computer expert, the accountant, and the business manager. 现在，不仅科学家和医生需要长期的专门训练，计算机专家、会计师和企业经理也需要这种训练。

It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable. 我们不但要对我们所做的事负责，而且要对我们没有去做的事负责。

Answer 3

Spoken rather than written.
口头的口说的而不是书写的
Use brawn rather than brain
有勇无谋
Be honest rather than clever.
诚实重于聪明。
I would rather die than compromise.
我宁死不妥协。
He would rather die than give in.
他宁死不屈
Not only you but also he likes English.
不仅你而且他也喜欢英语》
not only but also后面的谓语与also后面的主语的谓语方式一致

Answer 4

Not only.. But also 不仅。。。 而且

Answer 5

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