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[1] along the lines of (=on the lines of) 與～相似
e.g. They're campaigning for the electoral system to be reformed along the lines of the one in Germany.
[2] better off 情況會更好; 會比較有益處
e.g. He'd be better working for a big company.
e.g. We'd be better off taking the train instead of driving.
[3] boil down
用法 (1) boil down 簡化 (simplify)、總結 (summarize)
e.g. John finally managed to boil his thesis down to 200 pages.
用法 (2) boil down to 歸結起來
e.g. What this issue boils down to is that the council doesn't want to spend more money.
e.g. The problem boils down to one thing--lack of money.
[4] case in point 一個適切的例子 smile emoticon by way of illustration = one example of this)
e.g. Now, as a case in point, let's look at nineteen-century England.
e.g. Elliott is one of the best rappers around, and her new album is a case in point.
[5] the crux of the matter 事情最核心的部分
e.g. But, more than that, I was uncertain how I was to approach the crux of the matter on these visits.
[6] get a fix on (=have a fix on = have a handle on = have a grasp of) 獲得對～清楚的了解
e.g. I was able to get a fix on the specifics of this problem.
e.g. No one in the press room had a handle on Balkan history.
[7] get at 意味、嘗試去表達 (try to make understandable; hint at)
e.g. I think I see what you are getting at.
e.g. What are you getting at when you look at me like that?
e.g. You see what I'm getting at?
[8] home in on 專注於、集中於
e.g. Our closing argument should home in on the evidence found.
e.g. The report homed in on the faulty wiring that might have caused the fire.
[9] the jury is still out (+on) 對某事情還沒有定論
e.g. The jury's still out on the safety of irradiated food.
e.g. The jury is still out on the question of building a new parking lot.
e.g. The jury is still out on whether the scheme will be successful.
[10] keep tabs on 仔細觀察、仔細追蹤
e.g. I like to keep tabs on my bank balance so that I don't get overdrawn.
e.g. Once you buy a stock, you need to keep tabs on it.
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so as to用法gmat 在 Re: [SC. ] SC1000 - 看板GMAT - 批踢踢實業坊 的推薦與評價
※ 引述《jik123 (Mr.blue)》之銘言：
: Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers (provide workers with
: unpaid leave so as) to care for sick or newborn children
: 想問(B)的to provide workers with unpaid leave so as to
: (D) to provide workers with unpaid leave so that they can
: 為什麼(B)不能用so as to
: 因為(D)的THEM不是有指到employers 和 workers的可能??
: 這樣不是就ambiguous??
推 B1:So as to 要用在否定句 04/11 18:37
這點我存疑。
就我所知，OG12的文法不接受so as to，只接受so that表因果的用法
為什麼呢？因為只用so as to V.會導致V.的動作發出者不清
而so that後面則可以補出完整主謂，
可以明確知道動作發出者到底是congress, employers還是workers
B大說的用法應該是(not) so much as....這個用法是肯定只能用在否定句的。
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回到原題，必須要先知道OG12的趨勢是不接受so as to 只接受so that，所以B錯
而D的情況則是prep語法筆記提到的"就近指代原則"：
向前取最近可指代的名詞(workers)來指代即可。
這個我覺得是所謂的"弱考點"
在實戰中，我認為只有當最後刪到剩兩個選項做抉擇時，
才會把這點拿出來做推敲。
Dustin
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