Someone removed his brushes so that he couldn't paint. 我无论如何也无法断定 so that 从句到底是目的状语从句, 还是结果状语从句。
首先应当明确,目的状语从句和结果状语从句有时候确实是很难区分的。因为从语义上说,目的状语从句也是表示结果的,只是希望中的而尚未取得的结果,当目的一旦实现,也就变成结果了。从语法形式上说,两者都采用相同的连词 so that, so, that。你不能判定上面句中的 so that 从句是目的状语从句,还是结果状语从句,并不能说明你的英语水平低。因为语言学家们有时也无法判定这一点。这个句子容许有两种理解:
(a)有人把他的画笔拿走了,以便使他不能作画。(Someone removed his brushes so that he wouldn't be able to paint.)
(b)有人拿走了他的画笔,使得他不能作画了。(Someone removed his brushes so that he wasn't able to paint.)
与此相似,下列各句中的 so that 从句也是有歧义的:
- We turned the radio up so that everyone could hear the announcement.
(a)我们把收音机的声音调大了,以便大家都能听到这个声明。
(b)我们把收音机的声音调大了,结果大家都收听到了这个声明。
- She burned his last letter, in which he had proposed to her, so that no one could ever discover the truth.
(a)她把他向她求婚的最后一封来信给烧了,以便任何人都不能发现真情。(... so that no one would be able to...)
(b)她把他向她求婚的最后一封来信给烧了,这样,谁也不可能发现真情了。(... so that no one was able to...)
请做下面的英语试题：
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John shut everybody out of the kitchen ____ he could prepare his grand surprise for the party. A. which B. when C. so that D. as if(全国高考,02-30)
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Conversation becomes weaker in a society that spends so much time listening and being talked to ____ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself. A. as B. which C. that D. what(全国研考,01-9)
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A variety of activities should be organized ____ participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to something else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants down. A. if only B. now that C. so that D. even if(全国研考,03-35)