2. 关于prefer这个词的用法,你了解多少?
We can eat out if you like, but I would prefer staying / to stay in.
如果你愿意的话我们可以去外面吃饭，但我更倾向于待在家里。
I'd prefer you to drive, if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我更想让你来开车。
I prefer the red dress to the blue one because it suits me better.
比起那条蓝色裙子，我更喜欢这条红色的，因为它更适合我。
I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays to going to the cinema.
在周日，与出去看电影相比，我更喜欢一整天将自己关在屋里听音乐。
I prefer to walk there rather than go by car. =I would rather walk there than go by car.
我宁愿步行去那儿也不愿开车去。
总结: 你能根据上述句子试着总结一下prefer的用法吗?

【即学即练】从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，将下文补充完整。
go come play prefer listen
I have a friend named Lily who is interested in music. She (1) classical music
to pop music. She often says she prefers (2) to classical pieces because they
have a unique charm. When she is free on weekends, she prefers to stay at home
listening to her favourite music rather than (3) out to noisy places. Sometimes,
she also prefers her friends (4) over and listen to music with her, as she believes
sharing music can double the joy. As for instruments, she prefers playing the piano to
(5) the guitar. She thinks the sound of the piano is more elegant and can express
deeper emotions. It's clear that classical music plays an important part in her life.
Keys

易混短语填空
① prefer doing sth./prefer to do sth.
② 比起B更喜欢A
③ prefer doing A to doing B
即学即练填空
(1) prefers
(2) listening
(3) go
(4) to come
(5) playing

1. 关于prefer的短语用法：
① 表达“更喜欢做某事”对应的短语是`prefer doing sth./prefer to do sth.`，后可接动词不定式或动名词形式；
② `prefer A to B`的含义是“比起B更喜欢A”，A、B为同类事物；
③ 表达“与做B相比更喜欢做A”对应的短语是`prefer doing A to doing B`，此处to为介词，后接动名词形式。
即学即练结合prefer的用法解题：
(1) 主语she是第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，结合`prefer A to B`结构，填prefer的第三人称单数形式；
(2) 符合`prefer doing sth.`结构，填listen的动名词形式；
(3) 符合`prefer to do A rather than do B`结构，rather than后接动词原形；
(4) 符合`prefer sb. to do sth.`结构，填come的不定式形式；
(5) 符合`prefer doing A to doing B`结构，填play的动名词形式。