Rather than cause trouble, he left.
Sooner than marry that man, she would earn her living as a waitress
rather和sooner都有愿意的意思,但是和than组合就是不愿意的意思,我想说这是不是一种倒装了,他的原形than cause trouble, he rather left
than marry that man, she would rather earn her living as a waitress
rather than / sooner than 出现在句中其他位置时
He decided to write rather than telephone.这里rather修饰前面to write后面than比较
The manager believes it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to increase wages.这里rather修饰to invest