​in order to的用法详解

in order to的用法详解

1.in order to意为"为了"

①强调目的，后面接动词原形，可以放在主句的前面，也可以放在主句的后面。

②in order to do sth. 表示"为了做某事"

③否定形式为in order not to do sth. , 表示"为了不做某事"。

In order to let the students hear him,he spoke loudly.

为了能让学生听见他（讲话）， 他大声地说话。

2.含有 in order to的句子可以转变为由so that 或in order that 引导的状语从句。

She spoke loudly in order to let us hear her.

＝She spoke loudly in order that we could hear her.

＝She spoke loudly so that we could hear her.

为了让我们能听见她，她说话很大声。

3. so as to也表示"为了，以便"之意，相当于in order to其后跟动词原形

①否定形式为 so as not to.

The child didn't have his lunch so as to/in order to buy his mother a birthday present. =In order to buy his mother a birthday present,the child didn't have his lunch. (后一句中只能用 in order to,so as to 不能放在句首）。

为了给妈妈买生日礼物，那个孩子没有吃午饭。

1.单项选择。

________ stop more accidents,we should slow down the driving speed.

A. In order that

B. In order to

C. Thanks for

D. Thanks to

解析：句意：为了防止更多的交通事故（发生）， 我们应当降低车速。

in order that 意为"为了"， 后接句子；

in order to 意为"为了"， 后接动词原形；

thanks for 意为"感谢····. . "；

thanksto意为"多亏，幸亏"。

降低车速是"为了"防止发生更多的事故，故排除C、D两项，又因空后是动词原形，故选B.

2. 同义句转换。

He got up early so as to catch the first bus.

He got up early________ ________ ________ catch the first bus.

解析：so as to do sth. (=in order to do sth. ) 意为"为了做某事"。