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英语因果动词 1. A account for B前因后果 This might account for his pessimistic views. 这大概是他持消极观点的原因。 It was carelessness on the part of the young worker that accounted for the breakdown of the machine. 机器损坏是由于那个青工粗心大意造成的。 His arthritis began to act up again, which accounted for his absence from school. 他的关节炎有开始发作了，这是他未去学校的原因。 2. B arise from A前果后因 His illness arose partly from want of food. 他的病有几分是因为缺乏食物所致。 It arises from the fact that the two sides cut each other’s throats in their business competition. 这是双方在商业竞争中相互拆台所致。 Quarrels often rise from trifles. 争吵常由小事引起。 3. Sb. ascribe B to A前果后因 They ascribed the forest fire to carelessness. 这次森林大火是由粗心造成的。 The champion ascribed his success to many years of hard work. 这位优胜者把他的成功归因于多年的艰苦奋斗。 4. Sb. Attribute B to A前果后因 Sometimes they attribute their students’ poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence. 有时候，他们把学生的理解力差归因于智力低下。 The old man attributes his good health to careful living. 这位老人把自己的健康归因于擅于保养。 His success can be attributed to several factors. 他的成功可以归因于几个因素。 5. A cause B前因后果 Don’t you think what he said will cause much confusion? 难道你不认为他所说的会引起很大的混乱吗？ All her unhappiness was caused by her beauty and wealth. 她的所有不幸都是由她的美貌和财富引起的。 The mistake was caused by carelessness on his part. 这一错误是由于他的粗心造成的。 A sudden shout caused him to jump back. 一声突如其来的喊叫吓了他一跳。 Heating a steel bar will cause it to expand. 加热钢条会使它膨胀。 6. B come from/of A前果后因 That’s what comes from disobeying the instructions. 那就是不服从命令的后果。 Nothing will come out of the plan. It is but a castle in the air. 这计划不会有什么结果，它只不过是空中楼阁。 7. B ensue from A 前果后因 The floods ensued from heavy rains. 出现洪涝是因为下了大雨。 My bronchitis [br??kaitis] ensued from the cold I caught last week. 我这支气管炎是由于上周患感冒引起的。 8. impute B to A 前果后因 His parents impute his failure to laziness. 他父母把他的失败归咎于他的懒惰。 I impute his failure to his careless habits. 我把他的失败归因于他那粗心大意的习惯。 The fore brigade imputed the conflagration [,k?nfl?ɡrei??n] to lack of safety measures and devices. 消防队把这场大火归因于缺乏安全措施和设施。 9. B issue from A前果后因 The se