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语法课程：与其……不如

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ID: 4424 Upper Intermediate
有人说，学习讲究“循序渐进”，不能心急，要遵循规律，逐渐进步。与其急于求成，不如慢慢来，速度放慢反倒进步更大。 这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“与其……不如……”这组词语的用法！
Fri Jan 24 2020 | Yuan Lin
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不如 bùrú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
不如 bùrú how about (to put forward a suggestion or invitation)
与其……（倒/还）不如 yǔqí(dào/hái)bùrú rather than...it's better to...
1、天时不如地利，地利不如人和。
、tiānshí bùrú dìlì ，dìlì bùrú rénhé 。
Opportunities of time vouchsafed by heaven are not equal to advantages of situation afforded by the earth, and advantages of situation afforded by the earth are not equal to the union arising from the accord of men.
2、今天天气晴朗，不如我们去打篮球吧！
、jīntiān tiānqì qínglǎng ，bùrú wǒmen qù dǎlánqiú ba ！
Today’s weather is good, how about playing basketball?
3、妈妈说：“今天天气晴朗，我们去公园怎么样？”爸爸接着说：“上周我们刚刚去过公园，不如我们去海边吧！”
、māma shuō ：“jīntiān tiānqì qínglǎng ，wǒmen qù gōngyuán zěnmeyàng ？”bàba jiēzhe shuō ：“shàngzhōu wǒmen gānggang qù guò gōngyuán ，bùrú wǒmen qù hǎibiān ba ！”
Mom says “ Today’s weather is good, what do you think of going to the park?” Dad says “we went to the park last week, so how about going to the beach!”
1、妈妈对我说：“你与其在家里睡大觉，不如出门去图书馆看看书。”
、māma duì wǒ shuō ：“nǐ yǔqí zài jiālǐ shuìdàjiào ，bùrú chūmén qù túshūguǎn kàn kàn shū 。”
Mom said to me “instead of sleeping at home, it would be better if you read books at the library,”
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