would rather 之后

would rather:ad. 宁可(宁愿),后面应该用动词原形

1. I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.
我宁愿考不及格，也不愿意考试作弊。

2. I would rather stay at home.
我宁可呆在家里。

3. They would rather go fishing than stay at home.
他们宁愿去钓鱼，也不愿待在家里。

4. I would rather die than live in disgrace.
我宁可死，也不愿忍辱偷生。

5. I would rather hoe in the garden than run about on the playground.
我宁愿在花园锄草，也不愿在运动场上跑来跑去。

6. I would rather remain poor than get money by dishonest means.
我宁可安于贫穷，也不愿用不当手段赚钱。

7. Whereas we want a flat, they would rather live in a house.
我们想住公寓房，而他们却想住一所房子。

8. I would rather be laughed at than quarrel with him.
我宁愿被嘲笑，也不愿和他吵架

宁愿是去莫斯科而不是呆在纽约 因为呆在纽约已经是过去的事了

后面的stayed是过去式，所以前面为了表示发生在stayed以前的动作，所以用了现在完成时，这只是个特例，一般情况下，would rather 之后都接动词过去式。

这句话的意思是：彼得宁愿前往san francisco而不愿留在new york。
这里的left for的原型是leave for，意思是“前往，到。。。去”，是一个固定搭配的短