In Britain today people are putting time, money, and energy into keeping well and keeping fit.
Health care's important.
So is diet. And so is fitness!
If you are ill in Britain, you go to see your GP (general practitioner).
A GP is a general practitioner, or family doctor.
There are over 36,000 GPs in Britain and about a third of them are women.
Each GP has nearly 2,000 patients.

If you need medicine, your GP will write a prescription for you to take to a chemist's or pharmacy.
You don't have to pay to see your doctor, but you will probably have to pay part of the cost of your medicine, unless you belong to one of the groups of people who get their medicine free, for example, you're a student, or over 60, or expecting a baby.
Chemists prepare about 505 million prescriptions a year.

If you need medicine, your GP will write a prescription for you to take to a chemist's or pharmacy.
You don't have to pay to see your doctor, but you will probably have to pay part of the cost of your medicine, unless you belong to one of the groups of people who get their medicine free, for example, you're a student, or over 60, or expecting a baby.
Chemists prepare about 505 million prescriptions a year.

Если вам нужно лекарство, ваш терапевт выпишет вам рецепт чтобы взять его в аптеку.
Вы не должны платить за обращение к врачу, но вам, вероятно, придется оплатить часть стоимости лекарства, если вы не принадлежите к одной из групп людей, которые получают лекарства бесплатно, например, вы студент, или вы старше 60 лет, или ждете ребенка.
Аптеки готовят (лекарства) для около 505 миллионов рецептов в год.

Prefer and would rather

(a) Prefer to do и prefer doing

Чтобы сказать о предпочтении говорят `prefer to do' или `prefer doing'.

Выражение `Prefer to do' более употребительно:

- I don't like cities. I prefer to live (или I prefer living) in the country.

Запомните различие конструкций:

I prefer (doing) something to (doing) something else

но: I prefer to do something rather than (do) something else

- I prefer that coat to the coat you were wearing yesterday.

- Tom prefers driving to travelling by train.

но: Tom prefers to drive rather than travel by train.

- I prefer to live in the country rather than (live) in a city.

(b) Would prefer (to do)

Чтобы выразить предпочтение в конкретной ситуации (а не вообще) применяют `would prefer to do':

- `Would you prefer tea or coffee?' `Coffee, please.'

- `Shall we go by train?' `Well, I'd prefer to go by car.' (а не `going')

Отметьте конструкцию:

- I'd prefer to stay at home tonight rather than go to the cinema.

(c) Would rather (do) = would prefer to do.

Инфинитив после would rather используется без to.

Сравните:

- `Would you rather have tea or coffee?' `Coffee, please.'

- I'm tired. I'd rather not go out this evening, if you don't mind.

- `Do you want to go out this evening?' `I'd rather not.'

Отметьте конструкцию:

- I'd rather stay at home than go to the cinema.

(d) Would rather someone did something

Когда хотят, чтобы кто-либо другой что-либо сделал, говорят I'd rather did../

I'd rather he did...и т.д. В конструкции используется прошедшее время, но значение этой конструкции - настоящее или будущее время, но не прошедшее.

Сравните:

- `Shall I stay here?' `Well, I'd rather you came with us.'

- I'd rather you didn't tell anyone what I said.

- `Do you mind if I smoke?' `I'd rather you didn't.'