为的是 meaning in English
for
in order to
so as to
Examples
- She arrived early in order to get a good seat .
她到得很早，为的是得个好座位。 - What are we born for, why do we work ?
生在世上为的是什么，孜孜不倦又有什么用？ - The two lovers dropped back so as to be alone .
那对情人落在后面，为的是两人好单独在一起。 - We decided to come the long way round in order to see the countryside .
我们决定绕远路来，为的是看看野外的景色。 - He blew himself out of the water to bring chrysler back to life .
他用最后一口气浮出水面，为的是把克莱斯勒公司救活。