小米的隨筆

副詞子句有非常多種

第一種是表示原因的副詞子句

(1)S1 + V1 + because + S2 + V2 =Because S2 + V2 , S1 + V1 = S2 + V2 , so S1 + V1

(2)Since S1 + V1 , S2 + V2 = As S1 + V1 , S2 + V2  ((因為...

He was absent from school yesterday because he was sick.

=Because he was sick , he was absent from school yesterday.

=He was sick yesterday , so he was absent from school. 

兩個子句只需要一個連接詞，be absent from 缺席

   Mr.Hill went home empty-handed(兩手空空的) because the grocery store was closed.

=Because the grocery store was closed, Mr.Hill went home empty-handed.

=The grocery store was closed , so Mr.Hill went home empty-handed.

因為沒錢所以我們只能放棄買房子的想法

Since we don't have enough money , we can not but give up the idea of buying a house.

除了because，還有since,as可當作表示"因為"的連接詞

語氣較和緩，不過若是問句使用Why來問的話，回答則只能用because!!!

因為下大雨所以運動會取消了

The athletics meet was called off because it rained heavily.

或寫成because of the heavy rain.

前者加子句，後者是介詞片語所以接名詞或動名詞當作受詞

下面這些片語後面都加名詞或動名詞

Due to 因為 

Owing to 因為

thanks to 由於; 託...福; 幸虧

as a result of 由於

on account of 因為

Due to an injury of his knee , he could barely walk.

She got the job mainly because she can speak both Chinese and English fluently.

The auience booed the singer because of his bad attitude.

He kept dozing off in class this morning because he didn't sleep well last night.