350. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some mobile shops in the residential area.
英語四級譯文:
為了方便大家,該部門計劃在居住區建立一些移動商店。
四級詞匯講解:
in order to do sth.意為“為了做某事”,它與表示目的的不定式to do用法相同。如:
In order to maintain physical well being, a person should eat wholesome food and get sufficient exercise.(=To maintain physical well being,a person should eat wholesome food and get sufficient exercise.)為了保持身體健康,一個人應該吃有益健康的食品,并經常鍛煉身體。
英語四級考點歸納:
介詞to的用法很多,包括:
※ 表示“相對,針對”,通常用在如下表達中:be strange ( common, new,familiar,peculiar,distince,sensitive,immune,vulnerable,indispensable)to。如:
1) This injection wild make you immune to infection.這一針能使你免受感染。
2) Aircrafts are vulnerable to interference caused by radiation.飛機易受輻射干擾。
3) Air is indispensable to life.對于生物來說,空氣是不可缺少的。
※ 表示“對比,比較”,此時介詞to的用法包括:
l)用于以-ior結尾的形容詞之后,表示比較。如:superior, inferior, prior,senior,junior等。如:
The quarrel happened prior to my arrival.我到達之前他們就在爭吵了。
2)用于一些本身就含有比較或比擬意思的形容詞之后。如:equal, similar, equivalent,analogous等。如:
This shirt is similar to yours in many ways.這件襯衫和你的襯衫有諸多相似之處。
3)用于一些表示先后順序的形容詞之后。如:second, subsequent, next,preliminary,preparatory等。如:
Subsequent to the war, they returned to their hometown.戰后,他們重返家園。
4)介詞to偶爾也出現在個別動詞之后,形成固定短語,表示比較。如:prefer...to..(比起……來更喜歡……),compar to(把……比作),in contrast to(與……完全相反)等。如:
Your mother's work is often compared to a candle.你母親的工作常被比作蠟燭。