重點講解:
1. in order to 為了;以便;目的在于;
In order to transform their environment, he drew up the project with painstaking accuracy.
為了改造環境,他苦心孤詣地制訂了這個計劃。
2. up to date 迄今;到目前為止;
I have not received news from him up to date.
直到如今我還沒有接到他的消息。
3. attribute to 把…歸因于;把…歸咎于;
The coach attributed the team's victory to training and practice.
教練把球隊的勝利歸功于平時的訓練。
4. at present 目前;現在;眼下;
I don't need the dictionary at present.
我現在不需要這本字典。
n. 環境,外界