015 Because of..．因为……【欧美人偏爱讲“原因”! 】

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Because of the heavy snow, the pilot had to land the plane at an airport in another city.由于大雪，飞行员只得把飞机降落到另一座城市的一个飞机场。

Because of competition from the large corporations, his business went under.由于大公司的竞争，他的生意陷入了困境。

Because of bad weather, all flights have been cancelled． 因天气原因，所有航班均被取消。

Because of Iack of money, the brilliant plan failed． 因为缺少资金，这个绝妙的计划流产了。

The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure.因为道路封闭，公共汽车只得绕道而行。

She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.她由于身体不好而被迫早早地从教学岗位上退休。

She's been off work because of sickness． 她因病没有上班。

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1．A: Did you go eat out on Valentine's Day？情人节那天你们出去吃饭了吗？

B: No, because of the coldness we stayed indoors.没有，天太冷了，我们就呆在家里了。

2．A: He got angry with me because of my remark. What shall I do?他因为我说的话生气了，我该怎么办呢？

B: Well, I think he will forgive you if you apologize to him sincerely.嗯，我想你要是诚心实意地跟他道歉的话，他会原谅你的。

3．A: Why didn't you return my phone calls? I have called you a million times.你为什么没回我电话啊？我给你打了无数个电话了。

B: I'm sorry, but I was busying working. What's the matter?对不起，我当时正忙着工作呢。什么事啊？

温馨提示：解释原因并不是非得要用“because”或是“because of”等连词，如对话例句三中，面对他人的质疑，只是说了一声抱歉，而后说明自己当时“正忙着呢”就可以解释清楚了。所以，在不同的语境之下，解释原因的说法也很灵活。