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原因状语从句 一、基础知识 原因状语从句表示主句所发生的原因或理由，通常由because（因为）、 as（由于）、 since（既然）和for（由于）等引导。 其他的原因状语引导词还有： now（that）（既然）， when（既然）， seeing（that）（由于，鉴于）， considering（that）（考虑到）, given（that）（考虑到）等。如： 1． I do it because I like it. 我做这件事是因为我喜欢。 As it was raining, I stayed at home. 由于下雨，我便呆在家里。 Since youre not interested, I wont tell you about it. 既然你不感兴趣，那我就不告诉你了。 Now that you are well again, you can travel. 既然价钱恢复了健康，你就可以去旅行了。 How can they learn anything when they spend all their spare time watching television? 他们把所有的空闲时间都用来看电视了, 还能学什么东西呢? Seeing that you’re already at the door, I suppose I must invite you inside. 鉴于你已到了门口，我想我必须邀请你入内。 Considering he’s only just started, he knows quite a lot about it. 考虑到他只是刚刚开始, 他对此的了解已经不少了。 She can drive by herself because she has passed her test. 她现在可以独立开车了，因为她已经通过了驾驶考试。 Given that she is interested in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her. 考虑到她喜欢孩子, 我可以肯定教书是最适合她的职业。 I’m afraid we don’t stock refills for pens like yours because there’s little demand for them. 对不起，我们没有你那种笔的笔芯，因为销路不好。 二、比较：because、 as、 since、for Because语气最强，用于回答why的提问，从句可放于句首，也可句尾，想强调什么，就把什么放在句首。 He didn’t come to school because he was ill. 他没上学，是因为他病了。 Because they asked me to do it,I did it. 因为他们要我做，所以我做了。 As和since语气较弱，用来表示非常明显的原因或者是对方已经了解的原因 ，引导的从句一般要放在句首。 As he knew nothing about the matter, he kept quiet during the meeting . 因为他对此事一无所知，所以在会上什么也没说。 Since we have no money, we can’t buy it. 既然我们没有钱，所以不能买它。 For表示的原因不是直接原因，而是多种情况的推测，是一种补充说明，因此for引导分句一般不放在句首。 He wore more clothes, for it was cold. 因为天气很冷，他多穿了些衣服。 He was blamed for being late again. 他因再次迟到而受到责备。 注意： 当原因状语从句的主语与主句的主语相同时，可以使用介词短语、分词短语或不定式短语代替从句： Because she was about her daughter, she decide to go there to see what happened. Being worried （分词短语）about her daughter, she decide to go there to see what happened. 由于担心她的女儿，她决定去哪看看发生了什么事。 She was foolish because she gave him so much money. She was foolish to give him so much money. 她真蠢，给他那么多钱。 2. considering 和 given 还可用介词。如： Considering his age, the littl