課本中不會教你的[I]377　in order to，so as to和in order that 都可表示目的，意為“為了，以便”

377　in order to，so as to和in order that 都可表示目的，意為“為了，以便”

① in order to+動詞原形和so as to+動詞原形都可以放在句中。

She got up early in order to/so as to/catch the first bus. 她早早起了床，以便趕上頭班車。

The doctors gave her a general checkup so as to/in order to find out the cause of her illness. 醫(yī)生給她做了全身檢查，以便找出她的病因。

② in order to可放在句首，而so as to則不可。

In order to win the watch，they practised hard. 為了贏得比賽，他們刻苦訓(xùn)練。

In order to get good results，we ought to do our best to study the lessons. 為了獲得好成績，我們應(yīng)盡最大努力學(xué)好課程。

③ so as to可分開用，而in order to則不可。

The teacher spoke so slowly as to be understood by the students. 老師說得很慢，以便學(xué)生能聽得懂。

The policeman ran so fast as to catch the robber. 那位警察跑得很快，以便能抓住搶劫犯。

④ so as to有否定形式 so as not to，而in order to則沒有。

She went in quietly so as not to wake the baby. 她輕輕地進(jìn)去，以免把嬰兒吵醒。

He started early so as not to be bate. 他早早動了身，以免遲到。

⑤ in order that后跟從句，引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，相當(dāng)于 so that，句中謂語常含有 can，may，might，could 等情態(tài)動詞。

I lent her some money in order that she could go for a holiday. 我借給了她一些錢，以便她能去度假。

He saved much money in order that he might buy a car. 他存了許多錢，以便能買輛車。

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如果 in order that 所引導(dǎo)的從句主語同主句主語一致，可以轉(zhuǎn)換為 in order to+動詞原形結(jié)構(gòu)。

我們學(xué)習(xí)知識，這樣，我們就能變得聰明起來。

We learn in order that we can become wise.

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so…as to 可引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句，相當(dāng)于 enough to。

The explosion was so loud as to be heard twenty miles away. 爆炸聲很大，20英里外都聽得見。（=loud enough to be heard）

He studied so hard as to catch up with his classmates. 他刻苦學(xué)習(xí)，趕上了同學(xué)。（=hard enough to catch up with）