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【语法结构】
十个常用表示“原因”的英语短语
佳中
becauseof普通用语，使用范广，表示做某事或产生某事的直接原因，可表示好
的原因，也可以表示不好的原因，在句中多用作状语。
1）Because of his long illness, he isbackward in his studies.
因为长时间生病，他功课落后了。
2）Because of the recent accidents, our parents forbidmy brother and me to
swim in the river unless someone agrees to watch over us.
由于最近的发生的事故，我们的父母不允许我和哥哥到河里游泳，除非有人同意看着我
们。
3）All the planes were socked in yesterday because of the thickmist.
由于雾大，昨天所有的飞机都停飞了。
4)Endangered species are animals that are in danger of dying outcompletely,
often because of overexploitation byhumans.
濒危物种是指处于完全灭绝危险的动物，经常是由于人类过度利用所致。
5）The lives of many people have been enriched because of adulteducation.
许多人的生活由于受了成人教育而变得更加充实。
owing to可用作状语或表语。用作状语时，与 because of同义，语气上不如
becauseof强。用作表语时，表示“……是由……造成的”
1）Owing to his carelessdriving, we had a bad accident.
由于他驾驶疏忽，我们发生了次大车祸。
2）Owing to ill health, he will remain in the south allwinter.
由于健康状况不佳，整个冬天他都会呆在南方。
3）Owing to the improvement in irrigation, the area of arableland has been
greatly increased.
由于该地区的灌溉技术改进，可耕地的面积大幅增加。
4）Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to itsalways being
combined with other elements, most commonly withoxygen.
在自然界找不到游离状态的铝，因为铝总是跟其他元素结合在一起，最常见的是跟氧结
合。
5）The accident was owing to his carelessdriving.
这次车祸是由于他的驾驶疏忽造的。
6）The failure of the talk was owing to their stubbornattitude on the
problem.
谈判的失败是由于他们在这问题上的顽固态度造成的。
due to用于较庄重的书面语中，多作表语，表示造成的原因，与 owing to用法相
同。due to也可用作状语，只引出造成不好结果的原因。
1）The disease isdue to a virus.
这种病是由病毒造成的。
2）His success waslargely due to luck.
他的成功多半是靠运气。
3）That Shelleybecame a poet may have been due to his mother’sinfluence.
雪莱成为诗人可能是由于受母亲的影响。
4）Theaccident was due to a fault in the signal mechanism of thehighway.
这次事故是由于高速公路信号机制出了故障。
5）This flight willbe called off due to the big fog weather. Pleaseforgive us
for any inconvenience.
由于大雾的天气这班航班将被取消，对造成的不便之处敬请谅解。
6）A part of theenergy is wasted in machines due to friction.
一部分能量由于摩擦而消耗在机器内。
7）Rescuers had tocall off the search due to worseningweather
由于天气越来越坏，救援人员只得停止搜索
8）Accidents dueto driving at high speed were very common atweekends.
在周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多。
9）All lossdue to improper packing shall be born by theseller
由于包装不当而引起的一切损失均应由卖方负责。
thanksto带有含“多亏”意味，多用于表示产生好的结果的原因。
1）Thanks to the generousdonation from the public, the victims in theflooded
areas came through the natural disaster.
多亏公众的慷慨捐赠，洪水地区的受害者度过了这场自然灾害。
2）Thanks toyour help, we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.
亏得你们帮忙，我们才提前完成了任务。
3）Thanks toan explosion of research, we now knows how to prevent andcontrol
many diseases.
由于进行了大量的研究工作，我们现在知道如何预防和控制许多疾病。
4）Thanks to his presence of mind, all thepassengers on board were resued
由于他沉着冷静，船上所有旅客们得救了。
on accountof 与 because of同义，但语气较为正式。多用作状语，偶尔用作表语，短
语owing to 或 due to 的用法。
1）The flight was cancelled onaccount of bad weather.
因为天气恶劣，航班取消了。
2）He invited her to dinner, but she declined on account ofurgent business.
他邀请她一起吃晚餐，可是由于有紧急的事要处理她婉言谢绝了。
3）I think that our company should adopt a more feasible strategyon account of
the changing market conditions.
由于市场环境不断变化，我认为我们的公司应该采取更可行的策略。
4）We claim an allowance of ￡230 000 on account of thequality of this shipment
由于这批货物的质量问题，我们向你方索赔230，000英镑、
5）So far as I know, his resignation is on account of failinghealth.
据我所知，他辞职的原因是由于健康状况不佳。（用作表语）
on the groundof侧重指“以……为理由”“以……为借口”，从语气上更强调
原因。常用on theground of， 冠词the 有时省略，还可说 on grounds of 。
1）He was obliged to retire at early fifty on theground of his failing health.
由于健康状况不佳，他不得不在50岁就早早退休。
2）The insurancecompany is likely to refuse compensation on the groundof
improper packing, or packing unsuitable for sea voyage.
保险公司会借口包装不当、或包装不适合于海运为由而拒绝赔偿。
3）No plea can be setup on the ground of ignorance.
以无知为理由而提出的抗辩是不能成立的。
4）He refused todisclose what had been told him, on the ground of hispromise
to keep secret.
他拒绝吐露人家告诉他的事，理由是他承诺保守秘密。
5）We have to stay athome on grounds of the heavy rain.
因下大雨，我们不得不呆在家里。
in viewof侧重指“鉴于（由于）出现某种情况，因而 ……”，“考虑到某种情
况……。因此……”。
1) In view of your departure tomorrow, can youspare me a few moments to talk
over the problem?
鉴于你明天就要离开，你能借我几分钟讨论一下这个问题吗?
2）In view ofthe recent development, they are advised not take any actionfor
the time being.
鉴于最近的发展，眼下他们最好不要采取任何行动。
3）In view ofthe feeble health，we persuaded him not to go fieldscientific
expedition with us.
鉴于他身体虚弱，我们说服他不要随我们一起去野外科学考察。
4）In view ofthe present situation, we'll have to revise our originalplan.
基于目前这种情况，我们不得不修改原来的计划。
5）In view ofour long-standing relationship, we agree to allow you adiscount.
考虑到我们长期的关系，我方同意给你方折扣。
by reason of用法与 on (the) groundof相似，强调原因。
1）The arrangement was cancelled byreason of his illness.
因为他生病，原先的安排被取消了。
2）He is dismissed by reason of neglect ofhis duty.
由于玩忽职守他被免职了。
3）Mr. Mark’s lawyer pleaded him not guilty of crime by reasonof his insanity.
马克先生的律师为他作无罪辩护，因为他患有精神错乱症。
4）He put in for his job transferring by reason of notadapting to the present
job.
他提出调动工作的请求，原因是他不适应目前的工作。
5）He is consulted regarding such problems by reason of hislong experience.
因为他有丰富的 经验，所以有关这样的问题都请教他。
by virtueof侧重指“凭靠”，“凭借”的意思，也可表示“由于”原因， 有时也说
in virtue of 。
1）He had won thegame by virtue of his strength of will.
他靠意志力赢了这场比赛。
2）The player defeated his rivals by virtue of greaterexperience.
这位选手凭借更丰富的经验战胜了对手。
3）He was given an important position in the company by virtueof his long
association with the broad.
他凭靠与董事局长期的关系在公司谋得一个重要职位。
4）She is allowed to do as she wishes by virtue of the factthat she is the
manager’s daughter.
她可为所欲为，因为她是经理的女儿。
5）By virtue of its super quality, this product is often soldout in many areas
这种产品因其卓越的品质常常在许多地区卖到断货。
6）He became a champion at last in virtueof his perseverance.
凭着坚韧不拔的精神，他终于成为冠军。
7）Plastic bags are useful for holding many kinds of food, invirtue of theire
clearness, toughness, and lowcost.
塑料袋可用来装各种食品，因为它清洁，耐用又价廉。
as a result of侧重指“由于······的结果”而产生，表示原因的意味较
重，主句谓语动词的产生是“由于······的结果”。
1）However, as a result of the heavydemand for organs, a new moral dilemma has
emerged.
然而，由于对器官需求量激增产生了新的道德困境。
2）Two people have already died as a result of the accident,and the lives of
severalothers are in danger.
由于这次事故已有两人死亡，还有好些人的生命正处在危险之中。
3）The two particles will undergo accelerations as a result of theirinteraction
这两个粒子由于相互作用将获得加速度。
4）Divorce rate is going up year by year as a result of theinvolvement of the
other men or women.
由于第三者插足，离婚率逐年上升。
5）As a result of technical innovation, thesteel mill chalked up new records
in their average daily output.
由于技术革新的结果，这个钢铁厂在平均日产量中创造了新记录。
