结果状语从句是由从属连词(如so…that, such…that, so that, to the extent that等)引导的状语从句,表示主句动作的结果。在复合句中,如果主句的动作导致了一个结果,这个结果就可以用结果状语从句来表达。在初中英语中,结果状语从句组成的长难句是比较难理解的,需要仔细进行分析。
句子1:“In order to ensure a successful outcome of the meeting, we spent a considerable amount of time preparing and revising our presentation, taking into account the feedback received from the previous session and the specific requirements of the audience.”
结构分析:
这个句子由主句和从句构成。主句是“we spent a considerable amount of time preparing and revising our presentation”(我们花费了大量的时间准备和修改我们的演讲)。从句分为两部分:“in order to ensure a successful outcome of the meeting”和“taking into account the feedback received from the previous session and the specific requirements of the audience”。
“in order to ensure a successful outcome of the meeting”是目的状语从句,表示“花费大量时间准备和修改演讲”的目的,即是为了确保会议的成功结果。
“taking into account the feedback received from the previous session and the specific requirements of the audience”是另一个目的状语从句,表示“准备和修改演讲”的另一个目的,即是为了考虑从之前的会议中获得的反馈和听众的具体要求。
翻译:为了保证会议的成功,我们花费了大量的时间准备和修改我们的演讲,同时考虑了从之前的会议中获得的反馈和听众的具体要求。
句子2:After finishing her work, she stayed up late to revise for her important presentation the next day, hoping to impress her boss and secure a promotion.
结构分析:
这个句子由主句和从句构成。
主句是“she stayed up late to revise for her important presentation the next day”(她熬夜准备第二天的重要演讲),从句是“hoping to impress her boss and secure a promotion”(希望能给老板留下深刻印象并获得晋升)。从句是目的状语从句,表示“熬夜准备演讲”的目的,即是为了获得晋升。
翻译:完成工作后,她熬夜准备第二天的重要演讲,希望能给老板留下深刻印象并获得晋升。
句子3:He spent several hours practicing his guitar, determined to master a new song he had learned, so that he could perform it flawlessly at the upcoming concert.
结构分析:
这个句子由主句和从句构成。
主句是“He spent several hours practicing his guitar”(他花了好几个小时练吉他),从句是“so that he could perform it flawlessly at the upcoming concert”(以便他能在即将到来的音乐会上完美演奏)。从句是目的状语从句,表示“花好几个小时练吉他”的目的,即是为了在音乐会上完美演奏。
翻译:他花了好几个小时练吉他,决心掌握一首新学的歌曲,以便他能在即将到来的音乐会上完美演奏。
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