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I watch the news to keep track of current events.我看新闻为的是了解时事。They wiped him out to keep him from appearing as a witness.他们把他干掉，为的是不让他出庭作证。I gave him money to be quit of him.我给了他钱为的是要摆脱他。The king clipped his minister's wings in order to keep power himself.国王限制了大臣的权力，为的是保证自己大权独揽。She started an after-school job so she could buy a car.她开始做一份课外兼职，为的是能买辆车。The question was just a delaying tactic to stop her leaving the room.这问题只是个拖延战术，为的是不让她离开房间。She's been rushing about here, there, and everywhere, trying to keep everyone happy.她一直四处奔波，为的是争取让每个人都高兴。Prof. Smith had left the university a few days earlier to recuperate at home over the Christmas holiday period.史密斯教授提前几天离开学校，为的是在圣诞节期间在家休养。The doors and windows had been bricked up to prevent squatters from getting in.门窗都用砖堵上了，为的是防止擅自占住空屋者进入。I usually have the radio on for company.我一般会开着收音机，为的是有伴儿。Keaton comes here once or twice a year to soak up the atmosphere.基顿每年到这里来一两次，为的是尽情感受这里的气氛。Thousands of protesters came here today wanting to send a message.几千名抗议者赶到这里，为的是发出一个明确的信息。We scrimp and save to send our children to a private school.我们省吃俭用，为的是送孩子去私立学校上学。He returned to Britain so that he could indulge his passion for football.他重返英国，为的是可以尽情释放自己对足球的激情。She set up the gallery so that up-and-coming artists could exhibit their work.她创建这家画廊，为的是有前途的艺术家能在此展出他们的作品。He timed himself so that he would not arrive at his destination too early.他控制自己的步速，为的是不至于过早到达目的地。Others were wounded, agonizing for hours in silence so as to not betray their mission by revealing their presence.其他人则受了伤，在疼痛中默默忍受数小时，为的是不暴露自己，不泄露所执行的任务。The new system is aimed at reducing costs. 新系统为的是降低成本。She was saving money so that she could buy a car.她当时正在存钱，为的是能够买辆车。She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death.她搬进了城里，为的是想摆脱母亲辞世的阴影。We are laying plans now in order to be successful in the future.我们现在作好打算，为的是将来取得成就。She tried to blend in by dressing like the other girls.她像其他女孩那样穿着打扮，为的是努力融入她们。As for the festival itself, it is a joyful celebration of the traditions of this great city.至于节日本身，它是场喜气洋洋的庆祝会，为的是颂扬这个伟大城市的传统。Politicians drew strangely shaped boundaries, in order to give themselves an advantage in the next election.政客们把边界划得很奇怪，为的是使自己在下一届的选举中更具优势。The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors.成立该公司为的是代表投资者买卖股票。He saved some money for luxuries such as fine paintings.他积攒了一些钱，为的是想买几幅精品油画之类的奢侈品。The coffee-table is glass, to be as unobtrusive as possible.那张咖啡桌是玻璃的，为的是尽量不惹眼。He worked all summer to save money for the purchase of a piano.他工作了一整个夏天，为的是存钱买架钢琴。We yawn to invigorate our weary brains with a refreshing burst of oxygen.我们打呵欠为的是骤然吸入一口提神的氧气，使疲倦的大脑变得清醒。I work hard so that my family may not go hungry.我努力工作，为的是我的家人不会挨饿。It was just a little spat over who did the dishes last.那只是一次小小的口角，为的是上次是谁洗碗的。 |