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五种“为了”

in order to, so as to, to do, in order that, so that都可以表示“为了,以便于”,辨析如下:

(一)in order to do,按照正常逻辑使用即可,无特别限制,如:

  • Putin, the theory goes, is willing to stoke a civil war in order to keep Ukraine from turning to the West. 根据这种理论,普京愿意发动一场内战,以便于组织乌克兰转向西方。 (CNN)
  • In order to understand how the human body works, you need to have some knowledge of chemistry. 为了弄清楚人的身体是怎样运作的,你需要具有一些化学知识。(CNN)

(二)so as to do,不用在句首,如:

  • Veata and her parents spoke in Khmer, very softly and quickly, so as to prevent me from understanding. 为了防止我听明白,Veata和她的父母说高棉语,又轻又快。 (NEWYORKER)
  • She also proposed the development of a Welsh stock exchange so as to provide Welsh businesses with access to capital. 她还建议成立威尔士股票交易所,以便于为威尔士的商业公司提供接触到资本的途径。(BBC)
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