such + n. + as to do 如此……以致于……
such + n. + as to do 如此……以致于……
例：She is such a fool as to believe what he said.
她是如此愚蠢，以致相信了他所說的話。
He is such a good boy as to be loved by everyone. 他是個(gè)好孩子，以致于人人都愛他。
類似的句型還有：
so + adj./adv. + as to do sth. 如此……以致于……
例：The girl was so excited as to shout herself hoarse. 那個(gè)女孩是那么地興奮, 以至于嗓子都喊啞了。
He was so tired as to be unable to walk. （＝He was too tired to walk. ）他累得走不動(dòng)了。（或譯為“他是那么累, 以至于不能走路了。）
She is so wise as to solve the problem. 她非常聰明, 能解決這個(gè)問題。
The little boy ran so fast as to fall down. 那個(gè)小男孩跑得太快, 跌倒了。（或譯為: 那個(gè)小男孩跑得那么地快, 以至于跌倒了。）
Let’s hurry up so as not to be late for class. 我們快點(diǎn)走吧, 以免上課遲到。
Yesterday morning I got up so late as to be late for school. 昨天早晨我起得那么晚, 上學(xué)都遲到了。
He was so strong as to carry the heavy box.
他是如此的強(qiáng)壯以致于能提起那重箱子。
Don’t be so shortsighted as to see only what is under your nose.
不要這樣目光如豆，只看到鼻子尖下這一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
Some physicists have gone so far as to suggest that the entire Universe is a sort of gigantic computer.
一些物理學(xué)家竟然提出整個(gè)宇宙就像一臺(tái)巨型計(jì)算機(jī)。
He wouldn’t go so far as to refuse to come to the meeting, would he?
他不至于不來開會(huì)吧？
She wouldn’t go so far as to refuse to attend school.
她不至于不來上學(xué)。
He is very formidable; How could anybody be so brave as to offend him?
他可厲害了，誰(shuí)惹得起他呀！
He is very formidable; How could anybody be so brave as to offend him?
他可厲害了，誰(shuí)惹得起他呀！
The subject matter was so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average layman.
該主題專業(yè)性太強(qiáng)，一般的外行人很難理解。
The lines were so finely etched as to be invisible from a distance
線條被蝕刻得如此精細(xì)，在遠(yuǎn)處看都看不見。
雖然so as to與so… as to在形式上差不多, 而且后面都接動(dòng)詞原形, 但它們表示的意思和在句中的作用卻不同: 前者表示“為的是; 是為了; 以便”的意思, 與其后的動(dòng)詞原形一起作目的狀語(yǔ), 用來強(qiáng)調(diào)目的; 后者表示“那么地……, 以至……”的意思, so后面接形容詞或副詞, 在句中as to和其后的動(dòng)詞原形一起作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)。
Sometimes my friend goes to the library so as to borrow books. 我朋友有時(shí)去圖書館為的是借書。
Tomorrow my father will go to Beijing so as to see his old friend. 我父親明天去北京是為了看望他的老朋友。
Next week I am going to Beijing so as not to attend a meeting. 我下星期去北京不是為了開會(huì)。
so + adj./adv. + as to do sth. 如此……以致于……
還可以從這個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句變?yōu)椋簊o… that結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)合句,
Just now they were so happy that they jumped. 可改為: Just now they were so happy as to jump. 剛才他們高興得跳了起來。
in order to是so as to的同義詞組, 兩者一般可互換使用。但是, 當(dāng)特別強(qiáng)調(diào)目的, 且把目的狀語(yǔ)放在句首時(shí), 只用in order to。例如:
In order to realize our dreams earlier, each of us must study even harder. 為了早日實(shí)現(xiàn)我們的理想, 我們每個(gè)人都必須更加努力地學(xué)習(xí)。
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