This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cottonfarmers go organic:it will buy transitional cotton at higher prices, thus helping toexpand the supply of a key sustainable material.
本句的主干是Wal-Mart is set to announce initiative。aimed at helping cotton farmers goorganic为maior 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。
he 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 tlae profits.我们要力求增加利润。
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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。