文法講座五十三：「only to V原」的意思和用法
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「only to V原」意指「不料卻 …」，多用來表達「令人感到意外的或不開心的結果」。使用方式為：S + V (,) only to V原。請見下方例句：
▌例：我準備要付午餐錢，不料卻發現我把錢包留在車上。
▌例：我準備要付午餐錢，不料卻發現我把錢包留在車上。
I was ready to pay for my lunch, only to find
that I left my wallet in my car.
解析：「忘了帶錢包」是我沒想到且不開心的事，故可使用「only to V原」來表達。
解析：「忘了帶錢包」是我沒想到且不開心的事，故可使用「only to V原」來表達。
▌例：警方匆忙趕到現場，不料卻發現屋頂上持槍械的六個人只是在拍攝 MV。
The police rush to the scene of six people with guns on roof only to find they were shooting a music video.
The police rush to the scene of six people with guns on roof only to find they were shooting a music video.
解析：「持槍械的六個人只是在拍攝MV」對警方而言是勞師動眾且虛驚一場的事，故可使用「only to V原」來表達。
