1、prefer A to B :I prefer the original book to the revised edition. 我觉得原书比修订本好。 2、prefer doing A to doing B :Even on holidays Mr. Wang preferred reading to doing nothing. 即使在假日,王先生宁愿读书而不愿闲着。 3、prefer to do sth.:They prefer to spend the rest of the morning wandering in the streets. 他们比较喜欢把早上剩下的时间都用来在街上闲逛。 4、 prefer doing st