为了识别......，要求参与者...... In order to identify …, the participants were asked to …
为了理解X如何调节Y，进行了一系列转染。In order to understand how X regulates Y, a series of transfections was performed.
为了确定是否......，To establish whether …,
为了测量X，使用了一个问题......。To measure X, a question asking … was used.
为了确定是否......，将细胞培养...... To determine whether …, the cells were incubated for …
为了排除X的可能性，参与者是...... To rule out the possibility that X, the participants were …
为了控制偏倚，测量由另一个人进行。To control for bias, measurements were carried out by another person.
为了评估Xs是否以及如何生成和接收，我们进行了测量... To assess whether and how Xs are produced and received, we measured …
为了确定这两种方法是否给出了相同的测量结果，绘制了数据并且...... To see if the two methods gave the same measurement, the data was plotted and …
为了使受试者能够清楚地看到计算机屏幕，笔记本电脑配置了......
To enable the subjects to see the computer screen clearly, the laptop was configured with …
增加测量的可靠性，每个X测试两次，间隔4分钟... To increase the reliability of measures, each X was tested twice with a 4-minute break between …
为了比较初始筛选后三周的评分，使用全局ANOVA F-测试To compare the scores three weeks after initial screening, a global ANOVA F-test was used
小瓶上盖着...以防止... The vials were capped with … to prevent …
这个过程重复了几次以便移除...... The process was repeated several times in order to remove …
为了让每个受访者尽可能地感到舒适，面试官......In an attempt to make each interviewee feel as comfortable as possible, the interviewer …