这一组词都含有“因为”的意思,但它们之间的细微区别不太容易把握。本人搜集整理了部分实例,供大学学习时参考。
一、thanks to 由于,幸亏,多亏
Thanks to his effort, it is more successful than we have
expected.
由于他的努力,获得了比我们预期的更大的成功 Thanks to your extraordinary clumsiness, I shall have to buy a
whole set tea service.
因为你笨手笨脚,我不得不去买一整套茶具。 Thanks to the increase of pollution, many ducks have
died.
由于污染的增加,许多鸭子都死了。 Thanks to the English language,we can learn a lot from other
countries.
由于英语这门语言,我们能从其它国家学到很多东西。 Thanks to your timely intervention.
多亏你及时调停。 Thanks to the car, I was able to get back home in time.
幸亏有汽车代步,我才得以及时赶回家。 It was thanks to your timely help that we accomplished the
task on time.
幸亏你及时帮忙,我们才按时完成了任务。 Thanks to those sluts, I'm woman proof now.
多谢那些荡妇,我现在对女性没有任何兴趣了。 Thanks to the teacher, I have made great progress in my
physics.
多亏老师的帮助,我在物理课上取得了较大的进步。 Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the
sunset.
幸亏他站的角度合适,他才能看到日落。 二、due to
This accident was due to his carelessness.
这次事故是由于他的疏忽引起。 His illness was due to overwork.
他的病是由于工作过度。 The wages due to him will be paid tomorrow.
他的工资明天支付。 He arrived late due (owing) to the storm.
由于暴风雨他来晚了。 The team’s success was largely due to her efforts.
该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。 Her failure in the speech contest was due to her
nervousness.
她在演讲比赛中失利,原因是她太紧张了。 三、owing to
Owing to the rain, the meeting has to be put off.
会议因雨而推迟了。 I couldn’t attend the meeting owing to illness.
我因病不能出席会议。 Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the
train.
由于职员短缺,这列车上没有餐车。 Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was
spelt as Longbridge.
因为打字的错误,Longridge 镇被拼成了 Longbridge. His death was owing to an accident.
他死于一场事故。 四、on account of 因为,由于
He was granted special admission on account of his
effort.
由于他自己的努力, 他被破格录取。 On account of his more elevated position, the general had the
enemy at vantage.
因为处于较高的位置,那位将军占敌人的上风。 The price drop greatly on account of large offerings from
other source.
由于来自其他方面的大量报盘,价格已严重下跌。 On account of difference in taste, your design do not suit
this market.
由于趣味不同。您的款式不合此间市场。 The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.
墙壁因地震而倾斜。 We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather.
由于天气不好, 我们将启程的时间推迟了 That was on account of lack of exercise.
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