So & So that
Today, we will tell you about three phrases that English learners have trouble with: "so""so that" and "so adjective/adverb that." We'll discuss each one then compare them.
今天，我们将告诉你英语学习者会感觉有点难度的三个短语:“so”、“so that”和“so形容词/副词that”。我们将对每个短语进行讨论，然后比较。
Let's start with "so" as a coordinating
conjunction - a word that joins two or more things, such as sentences or other words
让我们从“so”作为一个连词开始 个连接两个或多个事物的词，如句子或其他单词。
When used in this way, it means "therefore" or "for that reason."
当以这种方式使用时，它的意思是“因此”或“出于这个原因”。
For this meaning, "so" joins two complete sentences and shows the result of something in the second sentence. For example:
表示这个意思时，“so”要接两个完整的句子，并在第二句中显示某事的结果。例如
.The apartment was too hot, so we opened the window.
·公寓太热了，所以我们打开了窗户
The first sentence provides the action or situation: The apartment was too hot. It is joined by "so" to the second sentence which explains the resulting action: opening the window.
第一句话给出了行动或情况:公寓太热了。它与第二句以“so”相连，第二句解释了由此产生的动作:打开窗。
OK, now we move to "so that," a phrase that begins adverb clauses. You may recall that an adverb clause shows a relationship between two actions.
好的，现在我们转到“sothat”，该词为副词从句开头短语。你可能还记得，副词从句表示两个动作之间的关系。
It joins a main clause, or complete sentence, to a dependent clause, or incomplete sentence, and shows how they relate.
它将主句或完整句与从句或不完整句连接起来，并显示出它们之间的关系。
"So that" means "in order to" which answers the question "Why?" We use it to begin adverb clauses of purpose. For example:
“so that”的意思是“为了”，这回答了“为什么”的问题。我们用它来起目的副词从句。例如：
·It helps to lower blood sugar so that you feel less hungry.
·它有助于降低血糖，从而减少饥饿感。
The adverb clause is "so that you feel less hungry." It shows the purpose for the action in the main clause. Why does it help to lower blood sugar? To feel less hungry.
副词从句是“从而减少饥饿感”。它表明了主句中动作的目的。为什么它有助于降低血糖?不那么饿。
One important note is that the word "that" is optional for "so that" in spoken English, so it may disappear.
有个地方要特别注意，在英语口语中，“sothat”短语中的“that”可加可不加，所以有时候也没有。
But without "that," how will you know that the meaning is "in order to"? One signal is that there is often a modal verb in the adverb clause. Modal verbs include can, could, may, might, will and others. For example:
但如果没有“that”，你怎么知道它的意思是“为了”?有这样一个信号:副词从句中经常有一个情态动词。情态动词包括can、could、may、might和will等。例如:
·It helps to lower blood sugar so you can feel less hungry.
·它有助于降低血糖，从而减少饥饿感
The modal verb in the adverb clause is "can.
"副词从句中的情态动词是“can”。
Finally, let's discuss the phrasing "so
adjective/adverb that." This is different from both meanings we've talked about. To try to put it simply, it means "to the level described." For example:
最后，让我们讨论一下短语“so+形容词/副词+that”。这与我们讨论过的两种含义不同。简单地说，它的意思是“达到所描述的水平”。例如：
This morning, the construction was so loud that we could not sleep.
·今天早上，施工声太大，我们都睡不着。
This means that the construction was loud to a level that prevented us from sleeping.
这意味着建筑噪音太大，以至于我们无法入睡。
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