因果复句 Causative Complex Sentences

⬅️复句 COMPLEX SENTENCES

因果复句 Causative Complex Sentences

In causative complex sentence, the subordinate clause explains the reason, and the main clause shows the result. 因为…,所以…。(由于)…,所以/因此…。既然…,就…。…,可见…。…,因而…。因…,故…。鉴于…,…。由于…,以致…。…,以至于…。之所以…,是因为/是由于…。
例如:
  1. 警察来了,于是我们就溜走了。 The police arrived, so we scarpered.
  2. 因为我害怕光,所以戴着一副太阳眼镜。 I wear a pair of sunglasses because I'm afraid of light.
  3. 由于某种个人原因,我将不能出席。 For certain personal reasons I shall not be able to attend.
  4. 如此喜欢旅游,以至于旅游已经成为她生活的一部分。 She likes travelling so much it's become a way of life for her.
  5. 发言者双手颤抖,可见他很紧张。 The shake of the speaker's hands betrayed his nervousness.
  6. 鉴于他才刚刚开始,他懂得的已经不少了。 Considering he's only just started, he knows quite a lot about it.
  7. 法老毕竟被当作神,因而长生不死。 The pharaohs, after all, were considered gods and therefore immortal.
  8. 他身体不适,因此我们只好把他留下。 He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind.
  9. 既然你安顿下来了,为什么不做些认真的研究呢? Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?
  10. 我被惊呆了,以致几乎无法思考。 I'm so numbed with shock that I can hardly think.
  11. 法官大人,我之所以提出这一点,是因为我认为了解被告的背景是很重要的。 I bring this up, your honour, because I think it is important to understand the background of the defendant.
  12. 因为天气不好,所以我们没去颐和园。
  13. 由于路太远,病人在半路不幸去世了。
  14. 由于他优柔寡断,以致铸成大错。
  15. 他既然错了,为什么大家又仿佛格外尊敬他呢?
  16. 既然你头疼,就不要上课了,回家去吧。
  17. 丝绸之路之所以得名,是因为中国的丝绸曾经沿着这条路运输。
  18. 我们笑了,因而使紧张的情绪缓和下来。
  19. 鉴于上述情况,我们提出以下建议。