原因状语从句,顾名思义,是用来解释某件事发生的原因。最常用的一个从属连词叫做because,常用来强调原因,尤其在阅读篇章汇总,because一词之后通常是关键信息。比如Because the weather was bad, we will canceled the picnic. 这里,because就是非常正式在解释原因。
because引导的原因状语从句一般放于主句的后面,because从句位于句首时要用逗号分开,放在句末 时,可不用逗号分开。because表示直接原因, 语气最强, 最适合回答why引导的疑问句。
例如:
I do it because I like it.
我做这件事是因为我喜欢。
You can trust those products because the quality never varies.
你可以信赖那些产品,因为它们的质量从来不变。
We went by bus because it was cheaper.
我们乘公交汽车去,因为这样便宜一些。
注意: “not ... because”结构中的not否定的是because引导的整个从句,
此外要注意because不能与so连用:
汉语习惯上说“因为…所以…”,但英语习惯上却不能将 so与because 连用:
因为下雨,所以我们得呆在家里。
正:Because it was raining, we stayed at home. / It was raining, so we stayed at home.
误:Because it was raining, so we stayed at home.