His business expertise will be of great help to us (声音文件 expertise) (She displayed considerable expertise in keeping the horse under contro L 23. (Para. 15) for the sake of sb. /sth, for sb.'s /sth. 's sake: in order to help, improve, or please sb or sth He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health a for the sake f I hope he's told the truth for his own sake. 我现在不是为了说话而说话,我要说的事很重要! er'm not talking just for talkings sake; this is important!) We must continue to strive for greater efficiency,e sth. 24.(Para. 15)strive: v. make a great effort to achiev Patterns strive to do sth strive for/after CF: strive, attempt, try endeavor 这些动词均含有“试图,努力”之意。 strive和 endeavor一样,表示付出巨大努力,但 strive强调过程的劳累与紧 张,而不强调努力的结果。例如 attempt较正式用词,强调已经开始,且希望完成,但不一定能达到预期的结果。 try普通用词,可与 attempt换用,但强调努力或尝试,后跟不定式表示努力或 争取;后跟动名词表示尝试。例如 endeavor正式用词,指尽最大努力、认真地克服困难去做某事。例如: 77 His business expertise will be of great help to us. (声音文件 expertise) (=She displayed considerable expertise in keeping the horse under control.) 23. (Para. 15) for the sake of sb. / sth., for sb.’s / sth.’s sake: in order to help, improve, or please sb. or sth. He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. (插图 for the sake of) I hope he’s told the truth for his own sake. 我现在不是为了说话而说话，我要说的事很重要! (=I’m not talking just for talking’s sake; this is important!) 24. (Para. 15) strive: v. make a great effort to achieve sth. We must continue to strive for greater efficiency. Patterns: strive to do sth. strive for / after CF: strive, attempt, try & endeavor 这些动词均含有“试图，努力”之意。 strive 和 endeavor 一样，表示付出巨大努力，但 strive 强调过程的劳累与紧 张，而不强调努力的结果。例如： attempt 较正式用词，强调已经开始，且希望完成，但不一定能达到预期的结果。 try 普通用词，可与 attempt 换用，但强调努力或尝试，后跟不定式表示努力或 争取；后跟动名词表示尝试。例如： endeavor 正式用词，指尽最大努力、认真地克服困难去做某事。例如：