第三章 英语写作常用原因结果句型

第三章

原因结果句型

I

．基本原因

当分析和解释某一事物、某一现象时，可用这些句型来说明其基础的、

多方面的原因。

93

There

are

probably

many

(several,

three,

a

number

of,

a

variety

of)

reasons/causes

for

this

dramatic

(marked,

significant,

extraordinary)

increase (decline, growth, change) in… First… Second…

Finally…

93.1 There are two primary causes for the increase in the number of people who

take

a

second

job.

First,

economic

reforms

create

many

job

opportunities,

especially

in

the

service

sectors.

There

is

a

huge

demand

for

shop

assistants,

salespersons a

nd waitresses. But the availability of new jobs doesn’t answer the

question of why people want get an extra job. The second cause is the financial

pressure

under

which

they

are

living

now.

Because

of

rising

inflation,

many

people feel squeezed and difficult to pay for food, tuition and medical bills. The

cost of living has gone much faster than wages. To it becomes necessary----even

essential to increase the family’s income.

94

Why have/did/are…? For one thing/ One reason is… For another/ Another

reason is

… Perhaps the main (primary, fundamental, most important) reason

is…

94.1

Why

is

there

an

explosive

growth

in

general

participation

in

sports?

One

reason is a national hunger for physical fit, which is manifested in city parks on

early mornings. But what accounts for most of the enthusiasm is that sports and

games are a healthy, but cheap way to fill their leisure time which has increased as

working hours have reduced now.

95

96

It

is

fairly

easy/

You

don’t have

to

look

very

far

to

find

out/identify

the

reason that/why…

96.1

You

don’t

have

to

look

very

far

to

find

out

why

the

official

reactions

to

medical

findings

as

to

the

link

between

smoking

and

lung

cancer

have

been

so

lukewarm. The answer is simply money.

97

98

99 Thanks to/ owing to/ because to

/due to/as a result of…

99.2 As a result of those immediate measures, and aided by the tremendous effort

which they evoked from our people, we weathered the storm and moved on into

calmer waters and a period of economics growth and social stability.

100

101

102

103

…not only come/ arise/ derive/ stem/ spring from… but also from…

103.3

College

students

now

are

more

concerned

with

their

own

personal

future

than

the

problems

of

society.

This

stems

not

so

much

from

an

obsession

with

money and a comfortable life, as from an absence of ideal and social causes.

104 One may attribute/ ascribe / owe

the increase/decrease/change to…

104.2 Indeed, those who attribute their failures to inadequate efforts are likely to

conclude that more effort will produce a better outcome. This triggers an adaptive

response

to

failure.

In

contrast

those

who

attribute

their

failures

to

lack

of

intelligence and ability will find it useless to invest great efforts.

105

One

tends

to

view/see/regard/think

of

the

trend/increase/success

as

a

result/sign/response of…

106

One may trace this trend/ problem/ phenomenon back to…

110

These

factors,

coupled

with

the

growth/change/recognition/realization

of… lead to (contribute to, result in, help)…

110.2 It is a commonly accepted belief that interest in English, coupled with the

growing awareness of its role in seeking highly paid position in big corporations,

leads to a nationwide enthusiasm for learning English.

II.

另一原因

在分析了基本原因后，还要补充一个次要的，或更重要的原因时，可用

这些句型。