7.表示目的的非状语从句表达方法

表示目的除了用目的状语从句外，还有其他的一些表达方法。

(1)由非谓语动词表示，动词不定式比较常见，in order to或so as to是动词不定式作目的状语的主要形式。

She's going to Spain to study her Spanish．

她要去西班牙学习西班牙语。

The announcement was put up on the notice board for everyone to see．

通告贴在布告栏里以便人人都可以看见。

I sometimes walk to work so as to keep my weight down．

为了不让体重增加，我有时步行上班。

In order to get married，I needed a job，and in order to get a job，I needed a PhD．(人教大纲版高二上第3页)

要结婚，我就得有工作，而要找到工作，就需要有博士学位。

In order to appreciate poetry，you should read it aloud．

要欣赏诗歌，就得大声朗读。

提示：

so as to结构通常置于主句之后，若用in order to表示，则既可置于句尾，又可置于句首。

(2)由介词短语表示，for最为常见，此外还有in the interest of，with for thepurpose of，for the sake of，with the aim of，with the intention of，for the benefit of，in(the)hope of，in hopes of，to this(that)end等。

He looked in the book for information．

他查阅这本书以搜集资料。

He took along some of his pictures in the hope of getting a job there．(95人教版高二上第2页)

他带去自己的几幅画，希望能在那儿找到工作。

Today's advertisements often start with a question，or a puzzle，with the purpose of attracting the readers'attention．(人教大纲版高三第44页)

今天的广告经常一开头就提出一个问题，或者提出一个谜团，目的是为了吸引读者的注意力。

He came to the party with the intention of meeting Mary．

他是为了见玛丽才来参加晚会的。

It sometimes feels as if we are being asked to work in teams for the sake of just that．(人教大纲版高三第94页)

有时候我们感觉似乎是为了团体活动而搞团体活动。

To this end，we should make a study of these problems．

为此目的，我们应该对这些问题进行研究。

(3)用定语从句表示。

在这类定语从句中，往往带有诸如can这样的情态动词。

Experts were called in，who could help us solve the mystery．

请了专家，(以便)他们能够帮助我们破解这个谜团。

(4)直接通过词汇手段表示。

They learned the native language．The purpose was to communicate with the native people．

他们学习当地语言，目的是要和当地人交际往来。

I purposely put it where he could see it．

我特意把它放在他能看到的地方。

I don't have the intention of having a family before I have a career．

未立业之前，我不打算成家。

The project that saved Wang Lin's life is one of the many government programmes aimed at improving the situation for the poorest people in China．(人教大纲版高三第75页)

挽救了王林性命的这个项目是中国政府举办的许多项目中的一个，其目标是改善中国最贫困人民的生活。