For what do we live,but to make sport for our neighbours,and laugh at them in our turn?

中文意思：我们为什么活着呢？也就是给邻居们当作笑柄，反过来我们也嘲笑/取笑他们吗？

中文意思：除了成为邻居们的笑柄然后反过来嘲笑他们，我们活着目的是什么呢？

重点短语以及拓展短语归纳

【1】介词for+疑问代词what=疑问副词why 为什么

【2】but to do sth除了是为了做某事（介词+带to不定式用法）

【3】make sports for sb成为某人笑柄

【4】laugh at sb嘲笑/取笑某人

【5】in our turn 轮到我们

【6】in one’s turn 轮到某人

【7】by turns 轮流地，交替地

【8】take turns to do sth 轮流做某事

【9】it is one’s turn to do sth 轮到某人做某事

【10】What do/does sb do sth for ?=For what do/does sb do sth ?

=Why do/does sb do sth?某人为何/为什么做某事？

例如：

What did he stop me from going there for ?

=For what did he stop me from going there?

=Why did he stop me from going there?

把介词for 提前到疑问代词what 前有种强调加强说话人语气的意味.

介词but/except+不定式省略to的情况,如果前面谓语动词是do形式，则形式不定式to;反之加上不定式to例如

The enemy can do nothing but/except surrend.

=The enemy had nothing to choose but /except to surrender.

He did nothing all day long but eat and sleep.

We can do nothing but wait.

We could do nothing but wait.

You can do nothing but wait=you can’t do anything but wait.