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原因状语从句
1. 理解原因状语从句的定义。
2. 掌握引导原因状语从句的连词。
Let me alone,
because I’m thinking.
原因状语从句
原因状语从句是指在复合句中表示主句动作发生的原因的句子。because,as和since 都可以引导原因状语从句,但其用法略有不同。
一.because,since,as和for引导的原因状语从句
1. Because
(1) because表示的原因是必然的因果关系,语气最强,通常放在主句之后,有时也放在主句之前。
如:You want to know why I am leaving? I am leaving because I am tired. 你知道我为什么要离开吗?因为我累了。
(2) 回答why提出的问题,只能用because,不能用其余三者。
如:--- Why can’t I go? 我为什么不能走?
--- Because you are too young. 因为你还太小。
(3) because从句可用作表语,其余不能。
如:This is because the earth is travelling around the sun. 这是因为地球一直绕着太阳转。
(4) 表示“……的原因是因为……”这一意义时,一般要用The reason why…is that…
如:The reason why he cannot come is that he is ill. 他不能来的原因是因为他病了。
2. Since
since引导的原因状语从句一般放于主句之前, 表示已知的、 显然的理由(通常被翻译成“既然”), 较为正式,语气比because弱。
如:Since you are free today, you had better help me with my maths. 既然今天你休息,你最好帮我补习数学。
3. As
as引导原因状语从句时表示附带说明的“双方已知的原因”,语气比since弱,较为正式,位置较为灵活(常放于主句之前)。
如:As it is raining, you’d better take a taxi. 既然在下雨,你最好乘出租汽车。
I went to bed early, as I was very tired. 我睡得早,因为我筋疲力尽了。
4. For
for表示“因为,由于”,表明附加或推断的理由,引导的分句前常有逗号。for分句不放句首。
如:It rained last night, for the ground is wet this morning. 昨天晚上下雨了,因为今天早晨地面是湿的。
【注意】汉语习惯上说“因为……所以”,但英语却不能将because, since, as, for等与so(所以)连用。
【即学即练】
填入恰当的连词。
1. I didn’t go to school yesterday _________ I was ill.
2. ________ everybody is here, let’s begin our meeting.
3. ________ you are in poor health, you should not stay up late.
4. I asked her to stay to tea, ________ I had something to tell her.
5. ________ all the passengers are here, why don’t we start at once?
6. Bill won’t make any progress ________ he doesn’t study harder than before.
7. He might have gone to bed, ________ the light went out.
解析:
1.because 2.Since 3.As 4.because 5.Since 6.because 7.for
二. because of的用法
because of是介词短语,意为“因为”,后接名词、名词性短语、代词或动名词。
如:Because of the bad weather, we had to stay at home. 因为天气恶劣我们不得不待在家里。(后接名词性短语)
The boy didn’t do his homework beca