【拓展】辨析spend, pay, take和cost
| | spend...on sth./spend...(in) doing sth. |
| | pay for sth./pay sb. for sth. |
| | It takes sb.+时间+to do sth. |
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(2) in order to意为“为了……”后面跟动词不定式,作目的状语。
in order to可位于句中或者句首
否定:
in order not to do sth. 意为“为了不做某事”。
Tom got up early in order to catch the first bus.
In order not to make his mother angry, he decided to give up playing computer games.
Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now.
there is no need for sb. to do sth.意为“对某人来说没有必要做某事”。
There is no need for you to get up so early.
The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. (P. 22)
本句为“the+比较级,the+比较级”结构,表示“越……越……”。
The harder you study, the better grades you can get.
The longer the war lasts, the more the people there will suffer.
Housework is a waste of their time.
a waste of意为“浪费……”,其中waste是名词,意为“浪费”。
Playing computer games is a waste of time.