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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!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
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
1tiānshí 天时bùrú 不如dìlì 地利dìlì 地利bùrú 不如rénhé 人和
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
2jīntiān 今天tiānqì 天气qínglǎng 晴朗bùrú 不如wǒmen 我们qù 去dǎlánqiú 打篮球ba 吧
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
3māma 妈妈shuō 说jīntiān 今天tiānqì 天气qínglǎng 晴朗wǒmen 我们qù 去gōngyuán 公园zěnmeyàng 怎么样bàba 爸爸jiēzhe 接着shuō 说shàngzhōu 上周wǒmen 我们gānggang 刚刚qù 去guò 过gōngyuán 公园bùrú 不如wǒmen 我们qù 去hǎibiān 海边ba 吧
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
1māma 妈妈duì 对wǒ 我shuō 说nǐ 你yǔqí 与其zài 在jiālǐ 家里shuìdàjiào 睡大觉bùrú 不如chūmén 出门qù 去túshūguǎn 图书馆kàn 看kàn 看shū 书
Mom said to me “instead of sleeping at home, it would be better if you read books at the library,”
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