34. They try to find ways to help solve the problems that contribute to crime in the first place.
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該句的難點在于理解contribute to和in the first place的意思。動詞短語contribute to意為“有助于，促成，造就”，根據(jù)上下文，在此應(yīng)為“導(dǎo)致，造成”之意。要注意的是，該短語中的to是介詞，因此后接名詞或動名詞短語。如：Her parents' spoiling contributes to forming her bad habits. 父母的溺愛導(dǎo)致了她養(yǎng)成壞習(xí)慣。固定短語in the first place意為“首先，第一點”，強調(diào)首要性。如：Why did you choose basketball in the first place? 你為何首先選擇籃球呢？
