不定式作状语时，往往是接在不及物动词的后面，修饰谓语动词；表示谓语动作发生的A）目的、B）结果、C）原因、D）程度，等等。例如：
A）作目的状语
She came to see me yesterday .她昨天来看我了。
He has been to New Zealand to have his further study .
他曾去新西兰深造过。
The man has to do some part-time jobs in his spare time so as to support his family .
那人为了养家不得不在业余时间做些另活。
You should study even harder in order to be a top student .要当尖子学生，你应更加努力学习。
B）作结果状语
He dwelled so much on the problem only to show his unawareness of the solution to it .
他在这个问题上说了这么一大些，只能暴露出他对解决问题的办法一无所知。
They were too excited to say a word .他们太激动了以至说不出一句话来了。
What she has said to make you so sad ？
她说了些什么让你如此伤心？
I returned home that day to find that everything was being in good order .
那天我回到家却发现一切会那么井井有条。
C）作原因状语
I am sorry to hear that .听到这事我很难过。
They were surprised to find that nobody was in the house .
发现屋子里空无一人，他们很奇怪。
To see him behaved in that way ， I would think that he must have got something wrong with himself .
看到他这样的行为，我想他肯定有点不对劲。
D） 作程度状语
She wouldn’t be so silly to say that .
她不会傻得去说那件事的。
He was so rude to show the lady his pants .
他粗鲁得将他的短裤给那位妇女看。
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