3. 原因状语从句
表示原因的状语从句可以由as(由于),because(因为), since(既然),now (that) (既然), for (由于)considering that(顾及到), seeing that(由于)等连词引导:
I do it because I like it.因为我喜欢我才干。(because不能与 so连用)
He couldn’t have seen me, because I was not there.他不可能见过我,因为当时我不在那儿。
Seeing (that) quite a few people were absent, we decided to put the meeting off.由于好些人都没到会,我们决定延期开会
Now that/Since you are all here, let’s try and reach a decision.既然大家都来了咱们就设法做一个决定吧
As she was ill, she didn’t come to the party.由于病了,她没来参加晚会。
Considering that they are just beginners, they are doing quite a good job.考虑到他们才刚刚学做,他们干得算很不错的了。
★because, as, for , since 的区别
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类别 |
用法 |
例句 |
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because |
because语气最强表示不知道的原因时用because,即说话人认为听话人不知道,因此because从句是全句最重要的部分,通常它被置于主句之后。下列情况下只能使用because: ①在回答why的问句时;②在用于强调句型时; ③被not所否定时。 |
You
want to know why I’m leaving? I’m leaving because I’m
full. |
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for |
for的语气不及because, since, as强,为并列连词,引导的分句常放在主句之后,从句前通常用逗号,表示说话者为所做的推断和预测提供理由,或对前一分句进行补充和解释。如果不是因果关系,而是对前面主句的内容加以解释或推断时,只能用for。 |
It’s morning now, for the birds are singing.(很显然,鸟叫不可能是“现在已是早上”的原因。) |
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as/since |
表示已经知道的原因时用as或since,即某种原因在说话人看来已经很明显,或已为听话人所熟悉,因此它是句中不很重要的部分。since要比as正式一些,它们通常被置于语句之前,但有时却相反。 |
Seeing
all of the children already seated, he said,“Since
everyone is here, let’s
start.” |