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表原因的词语辨析
because
of,due
to
,thanks
to
,owing
to
,as
a
result
of
,on
account
of
等都可以用来
表示原因,但其用法却各有不
同。下面就其用法分述如下:
1
.
because
of
意为
“
因为,由于<
/p>
”
,
普通用语,比其他短语更口语化;构
成的短语在句子中
通常作状语,一般不作表语用;后面可接名词、代词、分词或
what
引导的名词性从句等。
Eg.
Sampras
is
likely
to
miss
the
US
Open
because
of
his
back
injury.
桑普拉斯因
为背部有伤可能缺席美国公开赛。
(置于句后作状语)
Because
of
my
bad
leg
,I
couldn’t
walk
so
fast
as
the
others.
由于我的腿坏
了,我不
能像其他人走得那么快。
(置于句首做状语,但用逗号
与其他部分分开)
Because
of
his
wife’s
being
there,I
said
nothing
about
it.
因为他妻子在场,
我对此事只
字未提。
(
接
-ing
分词短语
)
He
realized
that
she
was
crying
because
of
what
he
had
said.
他意识到她在哭是因
为他说的那些话。
(
接
what
从句
)
to“
由于,因
…
造成
”
,
引导的短语在句中除可作状语(此时不用于句首)外,也可作
表语或定语。有些讲英语
的人仅将
due
to
用于动词
be
之后作表语,但目前普遍认为可将<
/p>
due
to
看作是
owing
to
的同义词。
failure
is
due
to
negligence
.
你的失败是由于疏忽所造成的。
A
part
of
the
energy
is
wasted
in
machines
due
to
friction.
一部分能量由于摩擦而消耗在机器内。
That
Shelley
became
a
poet
may
have
been
due
to
his
mother’s
influence.
雪莱成为
诗人可能是由于受母亲的影响。
Accidents
due
to
driving
at
high
speed
were
very
common
that
weeke
nd.
在那个周
末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多。
Joe’s
application
to
t
he
University
was
not
accepted
due
to
his
failing
p>
English.
乔因
英语不及格申报那所
大学没被录取。
注意:
due
p>
to
除可表示原因外,还有
“
应给于,应属于
”
的意思。
Eg.
Our
grateful
thanks
are
due
to
you.
向你表示我们衷心的感谢
account
of
当
“
因为
”
讲,后面常接名词。
delayed
our
departure
on
account
of
the
bad
weather.
由于天气不
好,
我们将起
程时间推迟了。
I’m
thinking
of
going
down
to
Qingdao
for
a
fortnight
,on
account
of
my
health.
由于
身体方面的原因,我正考
虑到青岛休养两个月。
注意:
On
my/your
accoun
为了你(我)
(的缘故)
On
this/that
account
由于这个(那个)缘故
Eg.
She
thinks
you’re
leaving
Aunt
Ketty
on
her
account.
她以为你是
为了她才打算离
开凯蒂阿姨的。
On
this
account,
we
should
be
cautiou
s.
因为这个缘故我们应该谨慎。
He
is
angry
on
that
account.<
/p>
由于那个缘故他生气了。
to
引出的介词短语,
在句中作状语或表语,
p>
做状语时,
习惯上用逗号和句子其他部
分分
开。
Eg.
They
decided
to
pospone
the
trip,
owing
to
bad
weather.
由于天气不好他们决定
推迟旅
行。