【简明语法】7.7 不定式作状语

1）目的状语　
To… only to (仅仅为了),　in order¹ to,　so as² to,　so(such)… as to… (如此……以便……)
　　He ran³ so fast as to catch the first bus.　他飞快地跑以便赶上第一班车。
　　I come here only to say good-bye to you.　我来仅仅是向你告别。

2）作结果状语，表事先没有预料到的，要放在句子后面。
　　What have I said⁴ to make you angry.
　　He searched⁵ the room only to find nothing.

3)　表原因
　　I'm glad to see you.

典型例题
　The chair looks rather⁶ hard, but in fact⁷ it is very comfortable⁸ to ___.　
　A. sit　 B. sit on　 C. be seat⁹　 D. be sat¹⁰ on
答案：B.　如果不定式为不及物动词，其后应有必要的介词。当动词与介词连用时，常位于"形容词+动词不定式"结构的末尾。

1 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

4 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

5 searched   

v.找寻( search的过去式和过去分词 )；搜查；探查；[医学]（用仪器）探测（外伤）

参考例句：

• Police frogmen searched the lake for the murder weapon. 警方的蛙人搜索这个湖，寻找谋杀凶器。
• We searched until we knew it would be pointless to continue. 我们搜索又搜索，直到觉得继续下去也枉然时才罢手。

6 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

7 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

8 comfortable   

adj.舒适的，舒服的

参考例句：

• This sofa is very comfortable.这张沙发很舒服。
• The environment for shopping is comfortable.购物的环境很舒适。

9 seat   

n.座，座位，位子，席位；所在地；vt.使坐下，使就座，设座于

参考例句：

• Go back to your seat.回到你的坐位去。
• Which seat do you prefer?你更喜欢哪个位置？

10 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。