so that ... may ...

结构︰

so that/in order that ... may ...

说明︰

此句型意为“以便…”。此为表示目的的<副词><连接词> so that，in order that 所引导的<副词子句> <句型>。so that <子句>总是置于<主要子句>之后，而 in order that 置于<主要子句>前后均可，且<语气>较为强调。通常使用<助动词> may，也使用 can（could），shall（should），will（would）等。若<主语>与<主要子句>相同时，可变成<不定词词组>，即“so as to＋原形<动词>”或“in order to＋原形<动词>”。

Read the questions carefully so that you may not make a mistake in the test.

Read

[ri:d]

the

[ðə]

questions

['kwestʃənz]

carefully

['keəfəlɪ]

so

[səʊ]

that

[ðæt]

you

[ju]

may

[meɪ]

not

[nɒt]

make

[meɪk]

a

[ə]

mistake

[mɪ'steɪk]

in

[ɪn]

the

[ðə]

test

[test]

.

.

考试时要仔细看清楚题目，以免犯错。

We turned on the light so that we might see (=so as to see) what it was.

We

[wi]

turned

[tɜːnd]

on

[ɒn]

the

[ðə]

light

[laɪt]

so

[səʊ]

that

[ðæt]

we

[wi]

might

[maɪt]

see

[si:]

(=so

(=so

as

[əz]

to

[tu]

see)

see)

what

[wɒt]

it

[ɪt]

was

[wɔz]

.

.

我们把灯打开，以便看看它是什么。

I study hard, so that I may not fail in the examinations.

I

[aɪ]

study

['stʌdi]

hard

[hɑ:d]

,

,

so

[səʊ]

that

[ðæt]

I

[aɪ]

may

[meɪ]

not

[nɒt]

fail

[feɪl]

in

[ɪn]

the

[ðə]

examinations

examinations

.

.

我用功，免得考不及格。

My father works hard in order that he may support us.

My

[maɪ]

father

['fɑ:ðə(r)]

works

[wə:ks]

hard

[hɑ:d]

in

[ɪn]

order

['ɔ:də(r)]

that

[ðæt]

he

[hiː]

may

[meɪ]

support

[sə'pɔ:t]

us

[əs]

.

.

我父亲辛苦地工作为了养家。

Ive decided to learn photography in order that I may better appreciate the beauty of nature.

Ive

Ive

decided

[dɪ'saɪdɪd]

to

[tu]

learn

[lɜ:n]

photography

[fə'tɒgrəfi]

in

[ɪn]

order

['ɔ:də(r)]

that

[ðæt]

I

[aɪ]

may

[meɪ]

better

['betə(r)]

appreciate

[ə'pri:ʃieɪt]

the

[ðə]

beauty

['bju:ti]

of

[əv]

nature

['neɪtʃə(r)]

.

.

我决定学摄影以便更能欣赏自然的美。

I came in order that I might/could see May. (=I came in order to see May.)

I

[aɪ]

came

[keim]

in

[ɪn]

order

['ɔ:də(r)]

that

[ðæt]

I

[aɪ]

might/could

might/could

see

[si:]

May

[meɪ]

.

.

(=I

(=I

came

[keim]

in

[ɪn]

order

['ɔ:də(r)]

to

[tu]

see

[si:]

May

[meɪ]

.)

.)

我来是因为能见到梅。

We must find out the customs of other countries, so that they will not think us I’ll mannered.

We

[wi]

must

[məst]

find

[faɪnd]

out

[aʊt]

the

[ðə]

customs

['kʌstəmz]

of

[əv]

other

['ʌðə(r)]

countries

countries

,

,

so

[səʊ]

that

[ðæt]

they

[ðeɪ]

will

[wɪl]

not

[nɒt]

think

[θɪŋk]

us

[əs]

I’ll

I’ll

mannered

[ˈmænərd]

.

.

我们必须知道别的国家的习俗，免得他们会认为我们是没有礼貌的。