Question

什么叫原因状语从句？

Answer 1

一、引导原因状语从句的从属连词

主要的有because, as, since,seeing (that), now (that), considering
(that)，in that等：

The woolly shrank because it was washed badly.
毛衣因洗的方法不好而缩水。

I can’t get to sleep because of the noise outside.
由于外面声音嘈杂我睡不着。

Since [As] we’ve no money, we can’t buy it.
由于我们没钱，我们无法购买它。

Seeing that it’s raining, we’d better stay indoors.
既然外边在下雨，我们最好待在室内。

Now that you are here, you’d better stay. 你既然来了，最好还是留下吧(既来之，则安之)。

【注】除以上提到的大家比较熟悉的引导原因状语从句的从属连词外，when有时也可引导原因状语从句(when表示“既然”)

I won’t tell you when you won’t listen. 既然你不想听，我就不告诉你了。

二、关于not…because结构

该结构中的否定词有时否定主句，有时否定从句，一般要根据句子的意思作出正确或合乎逻辑的理解。若not否定主句，最好在because之前用逗号，否则会引起歧义，如下句在没有特定上下文时就有两种解释：

I didn’t go because I was afraid. 我没有去是因为怕。/ 我不是因为怕才去。

不过若because之前有just修饰，一般认为not 是否定从句的：

You shouldn’t get angry just because some people speak ill of
you. 你不要因为有人说你坏话而生气。

三、because习惯上不与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.

四、because从句与
because of短语的转换

Because引导的原因状语从句有时可与because of 短语转换，because of后加的原因可以为好或坏

但最正规的还是because　He can’t come because he is ill. / He can’t come
because of his illness. 他因病不能来。

I said nothing about it because his wife was there. / I said
nothing about it because of his wife’s being there. 因为他妻子在那儿，我对此事只字未提。

比较：because, since, as和for

1）　because语势最强，表示不知道的原因用because，即说话人认为听话人不知道。因此because从句是全句最重要的部分，通常被放置于主语之后。 当原因是显而易见的或已为人们所知，就用as或 since。

I didn't go, because I was afraid.

Since /As the weather is so bad, we have to delay our
journey.

2）　for虽然表示不知道的原因，但因语气比because弱得多，是可说可不说的话，只能位于主语之后，这时，for是并列连词，如果不是因果关系，而是对前面主语内容加以解释或推断时，只能用for。

He is absent today, because / for he is ill.

He must be ill, for he is absent today.

Answer 2

引导原因状语从句的从属连词有because（因为）, as（由于）, since（既然）, now(that)（既然）, when（既然）, seeing (that) （由于，鉴于）, considering (that)（考虑到）, given (that) （考虑到）,for（为）等。

一、引导原因状语从句的从属连词

主要的有because,for,in that,for the reason that;as,seeing (that), seeing as;since;now (that); considering (that)等：

The woolly shrank because it was washed badly.
毛衣因为洗涤的方法不好而缩水。

I can’t get to sleep because of the noise outside.
由于外面声音嘈杂我睡不着。

Since [As] we’ve no money, we can’t buy it.
由于我们没钱，我们不能购买它。

Seeing that it’s raining, we’d better stay indoors.
既然外边在下雨，我们最好待在室内。

Now that you are here, you’d better stay.
你既然来了，最好还是留下吧(既来之，则安之)。

【注】除以上提到的大家比较熟悉的引导原因状语从句的从属连词外，when有时也可引导原因状语从句(when表示“既然”)

I won’t tell you when you won’t listen.
既然你不想听，那我就不告诉你了。

二、关于not…because结构

该结构中的否定词有时否定主句，有时否定从句，一般要根据句子的意思作出正确或合乎逻辑的理解。若not否定主句，最好在because之前用逗号，否则会引起歧义，如下句在没有特定上下文时就有两种解释：

I didn’t go because I was afraid.
我没有去是因为怕。/ 我不是因为怕才去的。

不过若because之前有just修饰，一般认为not 是否定从句的：

You shouldn’t get angry just because some people speak ill of you.
你不要因为有人说你坏话而生气。

三、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.

四、because从句与 because of短语的转换

Because引导的原因状语从句有时可与because of 短语转换，because of后加的原因可以为好或坏

但最正规的还是because

He can’t come because he is ill. / He can’t come because of his illness.
他因病不能来。

I said nothing about it because his wife was there. / I said nothing about it because of his wife’s being there.
因为他妻子在那儿，我对此事只字未提。

比较：because, since,as和for的区别：

1) 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。because of 也表示原因，但它后面不接从句, 只能接名词, 代词或动名词。注意：because 和so 不可同时出现在一个句子里。

1. I do it because I like it. = I like it so I do it.

2. We went by bus because it was cheaper. = It was cheaper so we went by bus.

3. He can’t go to school because of his illness.

2) since引导的原因状语从句一般放于主句之前表示已知的、 显然的理由(通常被翻译成“既然”= now that )， 较为正式， 语气比because弱。

1. Since you are free today, you had better help me with my mathematics.

2. Since you don't trust him, you should not employ him.

3. Now (that) you are grown up, you should not rely on your parents.

3) as 引导原因状语从句时表示附带说明的“双方已知的原因”，含有对比说明的意味，语气比since弱， 较为正式， 位置较为灵活(常放于主句之前)。

1. As it is raining, you’d better take a taxi.

2. As you are tired, you had better rest.

3. I went to bed early, as I was exhausted.

4) for引导的是并列句表示原因但并不说明主句行为发生的直接原因， 只提供一些辅助性的补充说明， for引导的并列句只能放于主句之后并且必须用逗号将其与主句隔开。

1. He could not have seen me, for I was not there.

2. He seldom goes out now, for he is very old.