for/from want of  由于缺少……

　　The flowers died from want of water.

　　這些花由于缺少水而枯死了。

　　Some of the wounded soldiers died for want of medicine.

　　有些士兵因?yàn)槿狈λ幬锒廊ァ?/p>

　　for the use of  供……使用的

　　This parking lot is for the use of employees only.

　　這個停車場只供員工使用。

　　This dining hall is for the use of teachers.

　　這個飯?zhí)檬枪┙處熓褂玫摹?/p>

　　in support of  為了支持……，為了擁護(hù)……

　　He spoke at the meeting in support of my idea.

　　他在會上講話支持我的想法。

　　They decided to stay in support of the new leadership.

　　為了支持新的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子，他們決定留下來。

　　so as to  為了（做）……，以便（做）……

　　They made a lot of lively programs so as to attract more children.

　　為了吸引更多的孩子，他們制作了很多生動活潑的節(jié)目。

　　I left home at 5：00 in the morning so as to be there on time.

　　我早上5點(diǎn)鐘就出門，以便準(zhǔn)時到達(dá)那里。

　　in search of  為了尋找……，為了尋求……

　　He went to the south in search of better prospects.

　　他為了尋找更好的前途到南方去。

　　She immigrated to New Zealand in search of a quiet life.

　　她為了過上平靜的生活移民到新西蘭去。

　　for the sake of/for one's sake 為……起見，為了……

　　His family moved to the countryside for the sake of his son's health.

　　他一家為了他兒子的健康而搬到鄉(xiāng)下去。

　　He betrayed his friend for money's sake.

　　他為了錢而出賣自己的朋友。

　　for one's own safety  為了某人自身的安全

　　For your own safety please don't smoke inside the plane.

　　為了你自身的安全，請不要在飛機(jī)上抽煙。

　　Please fasten your seat belt for your own safety.

　　為了你們自己的安全，請系上安全帶。

　　for future reference  為了以后參考，為了今后備查

　　Keep all the price lists on file for future reference.

　　把所有的價格表存檔，以便今后備查。

　　You can take this booklet home for future reference.

　　你可以把小冊子帶回家，留著以后參考。

　　for reasons of  因……理由，為……緣故

　　The road has been closed for reasons of safety.

　　為了安全起見，路已經(jīng)被封了。

　　They switched to a new product for reasons of better profits.

　　為了更好地獲得，他們轉(zhuǎn)向了一種新產(chǎn)品。

　　in memory of  為紀(jì)念……，為追悼……

　　She set up an educational fund in memory of her mother.

　　她為了紀(jì)念她母親而設(shè)立了一個教育基金會。

　　This museum was built in memory of the great writer -Lu Xun.

　　這個博物館是為了紀(jì)念偉大作家魯迅而建造的。

　　in order to 為了……

　　Most students study hard in order to please the teacher.

　　為了讓老師開心，多數(shù)學(xué)生努力工作。

　　Business schools are trying to improve their courses in order to produce better graduates.

　　為了培養(yǎng)出更好的畢業(yè)生，商務(wù)學(xué)校在改進(jìn)他們的課程。

　　for one's benefit/for the benefit of  為了……的利益為了幫助……

　　It is not his fault. He did it for your benefit.

　　這不是他的過錯。他是為了你的利益才這樣做的。

　　All the donations are for the benefit of the disabled children.

　　所有的捐款都是為了幫助殘疾兒童。

　　for fear of  以免，以防

　　Put on a coat for fear of catching a cold.

　　穿上外衣以免感冒。

　　The weather in London is so changeable that people always bring their umbrella with them for fear of rain.

　　倫敦的天氣很多變，人們總是要隨身帶著雨傘以防下雨。

　　as a result  結(jié)果是

　　As a result， the unemployment rate began to fall.

　　結(jié)果，失業(yè)率開始下降。

　　As a result， 50 per cent of the groundwater in cities is polluted.

　　結(jié)果，城市50%的地表水受到污染。

　　in honor of  為紀(jì)念……，為慶祝……

　　They are holding a birthday party in honor of the prince.

　　他們?yōu)橥踝优e行生日會。

　　The book was written in honor of those who died in the war.

　　這本書是為紀(jì)念在戰(zhàn)爭中死亡的人而寫的。

　　in favor of  為了支持……，贊同……的

　　He spoke at the meeting in favor of the plan.

　　他在會上發(fā)言贊成這個計劃。

　　Most educators are in favor of distance learning.

　　多數(shù)教育家支持遠(yuǎn)程教育。