would rather — 宁愿
1.would you rather learn an Asian language or a European one?
Meaning:
Which do you prefer to learn: an Asian language or a European language?
中文:
你更愿意学一门亚洲语言,还是一门欧洲语言?
Course sentence:
Would you rather learn an Asian language or a European one for your future career?
Common collocations:
- would you rather A or B — 你更愿意 A 还是 B
- I would rather A than B — 我宁愿 A,而不愿 B
- would rather learn — 更愿意学习
- would rather choose — 更愿意选择
My sentence:
I would rather learn a European language than another Asian language because it may help me access more international business resources.
我更愿意学一门欧洲语言,而不是另一门亚洲语言,因为它可能帮助我接触更多国际商业资源。
这里的 one 是什么?
one = language
所以:
an Asian language or a European one
其实就是:
an Asian language or a European language
为了避免重复 language,用 one 代替。
2.they have one on landscape photography and another on making videos
Meaning:
They offer one course/class about landscape photography, and another course/class about making videos.
中文:
他们有一门关于风景摄影的课程,另外还有一门关于视频制作的课程。
Key expressions:
- one … and another … — 一个……,另一个……
- landscape photography — 风景摄影
- make videos — 制作视频
- a course on/about something — 关于某主题的课程
Course sentence:
They have one on landscape photography and another on making videos.
这里的 one 和 another 都是在代替前面已经提到过的 course/class,避免重复。
完整说法其实是:
They have one course on landscape photography and another course on making videos.
My sentence:
The school has one course on AI and another on financial analysis.
学校有一门关于 AI 的课程,另外还有一门关于金融分析的课程。