下面一段话引自《朗文英语正误词典》(安徽科技出版社,p.406,上海译文出版社,p.331)
“× He closed the door quietly that nobody would hear him. √ He closed the door quietly so that nobody would hear him.
说明:用 so that 表示目的,单独 that 不行(p.406)。”但是,我却读到过这样的句子:She did it that he might go free.(MED)这不是表明 that 可以引出目的状语从句吗?
说 that 绝对不能引出目的状语从句, 是不准确的。但是 that 引出目的状语从句, 显得异常正式, 因此用得比较少。但也不是绝无仅有:
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I tell you this that you may not shrink from the responsibility. (Yeats) 我把这事告诉你,让你不要推卸责任。
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Bring it closer that I may see it better. (LDCE) 把它拿近一些,好让我看清楚点。
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They have died that liberty might live. 他们死了,为的是自由能够存在。请做下面的英语试题:
"This is an interesting Picasso painting." "Would you please hold it up ____ it?"
A. that everyone should see B. that everyone can see
C. so everyone can see D. for everyone to be seeing(TOEFL)