233. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional(过渡型的)cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material.
译文本周沃尔玛超市准备宣布旨在帮助棉农们转向有机道路的主要措施:它将以更高的价格买下过渡型棉花,从而帮助扩大重要的可持续原料的供应。
点睛本句的主干是Wal-Mart is set to announce initiative。aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic为major initiative的后置定语;冒号之后的内容是对major initiative的具体解释说明,其中thus helping...为状语。
be set to do sth.的意思是“准备好做某事”。如:
They were all set to go When the bell rang. 铃声响起时,他们都准备好要走了。
aim at doing sth.的意思是“企图、力求做某事”。如:
We must aim at increasing the profits. 我们要力求增加利润。
考点归纳go除了作不及物动词表示“走,去,前进”等,还可以作系动词:表示“处于……状态”。如:
I'd rather go hungry than have breakfast. 我宁愿挨饿也不吃早餐。
表示“变成,成为”。如:
This eye patient may go blind. 这位眼疾患者可能会变成瞎子。