【问】 He went to the seaside only to be drowned.

这里的only to是什么意思?

【答】 only to+动词不定式常常充当结果状语，它所表示的事件是紧接在前面的事件之后发生的，往往表示意外或不幸的结果。上面的问句可以译为：“他去海边游泳，不幸被淹死了。”类例：

1. At last he managed to lift one of the boxes but only to drop it with a thud.

他终于搬起了一只箱子，不料砰的一声却掉在地上。

2. He survived the crash only to die in the desert.

他在飞机坠毁事件中幸存了下来，结果却死在沙漠里。

3. Mary drove all the way to Maine，(only) to find that her friends had moved to Florida.(CGEL)

玛丽驱车一路驶到缅因州，结果发现她的朋友已搬到佛罗里达州去了。

4. I rushed to the door，only to discover that it was locked and barred. (CGEL)

我冲到门边，却发现门已被锁死了。

请做下面的英语试题：

1. He got to the airport____to find that the plane had left two minutes ago.

A. just B. only

C. in order D. almost(大学生竞赛题)

2. George entered the box and picked up one of the directories inside，____that someoneunknown had torn out the very page he needed.

A. only to discover B. discovered

C. to discover D. only discovering