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In English we often use an infinitive with to to talk about a person’s purpose.
We can also use 'in order to' or 'so as to'.
'So as to' and 'in order to' are more common before verbs like be, have, know etc.
Before a negative infinitive, we normally use 'so as' or 'in order'.
Notes for use of infinitive of purpose :
We say I came here to study English NOT I came here for studying English OR I came here for to study English.
We can use for + noun to say why we do something.
| Infinitive of purpose example sentences | |
|---|---|
| I took a half day off work to bring Pogo to the vet. | 为了带波哥来看兽医我请了半天假。 |
| It helped me a lot to save some time. | 这帮我节省了一些时间。 |
| I'm just calling you to check if you are ready. | 我打电话给你就是想确认下你准备好了没。 |
| I wonder how many times you brought her here to watch the sunset. | 我想知道你带她来这里看夕阳看了多少次。 |
| I already did it a couple of months ago to find this one. | 2个月前我找到这个房子已经那么做了。 |
| To avoid making my payment! | 就是为了逃避向我付款！ |
| Excuse me!? I just played with the kids to keep them entertained. | 抱歉！？我只是和孩子们玩了一会儿。 |
| I'm here with a plumber to fix the clogged toilet. | 我带了一个水管工过来修堵塞的坐便器。 |
| I think she went upstairs to get some sleep. | 我想她是上楼睡一会去了。 |
| Mike just went to get us some drinks. | 迈克刚刚去给我们拿喝的了。 |
| You can bring Pogo one day to see if they get on well. | 你哪天可以将波哥带过来，看看它们相处地怎么样。 |
| No, it's only for people to have fun at an amusement park. | 是的，它只是为人们在游乐场游玩用的。 |
| I just came to take Mike with me. | 我只是来带迈克和我一起走的。 |
| Maybe it's better for us to meet up somewhere to talk about this. | 也许我们最好去某个地方来讨论这个。 |
| To guarantee our safety. | 一定要保证我们的安全。 |
| What? Excuse me! Are you just calling to tell me this now? | 什么？拜托！你现在打电话就是为了告诉我这个吗？ |
| She called me last night to let me know about the clogged toilet... | 她昨晚给我打电话告诉我堵塞的坐便器的事儿... |
| I knew you were waiting to ask that question! | 我知道你在等着我问那个问题！ |
| I need a couple of days to finish my projects... | 我需要几天来完成我的项目... |
| So I turned the stove up higher to cook faster. | 所有我调到炉子火力来更快的煎炸。 |
