表示“因?yàn)椤钡脑~組有很多。because of, due to ,thanks to ,owing to ,asa result of ,on account of 等都可以用來表示原因，但其用法卻各有不同。下面就其用法分述如下：1．because of意為“因?yàn)?，由于”，普通用語，比其他短語更口語化,強(qiáng)調(diào)因果關(guān)系；構(gòu)成的短語在句子中通常作狀語，一般不作表語用；后面可接名詞、代詞、分詞或what引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句等。Eg. He is likely to miss the US Openbecause of his back injury.他因?yàn)楸巢坑袀赡苋毕绹_賽。（置于句后作狀語）Because of my bad leg ,I couldn’t walk sofast as the others.由于我的腿壞了，我不能像其他人走得那么快。（置于句首做狀語，但用逗號(hào)與其他部分分開）Because of his wife's being there,I saidnothing about it.因?yàn)樗拮釉趫?chǎng)，我對(duì)此事只字未提。(接-ing分詞短語)He realized that she was crying because ofwhat he had said.他意識(shí)到她在哭是因?yàn)樗f的那些話。(接what從句)We must not get discouraged because of sucha minor setback．我們決不可因?yàn)檫@樣一個(gè)小小的挫折而灰心喪氣。2. due to“由于，因…造成”，強(qiáng)調(diào)造成后果的原因，在句中作表語、狀語和定語。作表語和狀語時(shí)與owing to同義，作狀語時(shí)，一般不與其他成分隔開（此時(shí)不用于句首）。規(guī)范英語僅將 due to 用于動(dòng)詞be之后作表語，但普遍認(rèn)為可將due to看作是owing to的同義詞。Eg. Your failure is due to negligence.你的失敗是由于疏忽所造成的。A part of the energy is wasted in machinesdue to friction.一部分能量由于摩擦而消耗在機(jī)器內(nèi)。That Shelley became a poet may have beendue to his mother’s influence.雪萊成為詩人可能是由于受母親的影響。Accidents due to driving at high speed werevery common that weekend.在那個(gè)周末因高速駕駛造成的交通事故很多。Joe's application to the University was notaccepted due to his failing English.喬因英語不及格申報(bào)那所大學(xué)沒被錄取。This accident was due to（owing to）his carelessdriving．這次車禍?zhǔn)怯捎谒_車疏忽大意造成的。He arrived late due to（owing to）the storm．由于暴風(fēng)雨他來晚了。Mistakes due to carelessness may haveserious consequences．由于疏忽大意造成的錯(cuò)誤可能帶來嚴(yán)重的后果。注意：due to除可表示原因外，還有“應(yīng)給于，應(yīng)屬于”的意思。Eg.Our grateful thanks are due to you.向你表示我們衷心的感謝3. on account of 當(dāng)“因?yàn)椤敝v，后面常接名詞。on account of與because of，owing to同義，但語氣較為正式?？勺鳡钫Z、表語，不作定語。如：He could not come on account of his illness．他因病不能前來。That was on account of lack of exercise．那是由于缺乏鍛煉。We delayed our departure on account of thebad weather.由于天氣不好，我們將起程時(shí)間推遲了。I’m thinking of goingdown to Qingdao for a fortnight ,on account of my health.由于身體方面的原因，我正考慮到青島休養(yǎng)兩個(gè)星期。注意：On my/your accoun 為了你（我）（的緣故）On this/that account由于這個(gè)（那個(gè)）緣故She thinks you’re leavingAunt Ketty on her account.她以為你是為了她才打算離開凱蒂阿姨的。On this account, we should be cautious.因?yàn)檫@個(gè)緣故我們應(yīng)該謹(jǐn)慎。He is angry on that account.由于那個(gè)緣故他生氣了。4.owing to 與because of一樣引出的介詞短語，也強(qiáng)調(diào)因果關(guān)系，在句中作狀語，做狀語時(shí)，習(xí)慣上用逗號(hào)和句子其他部分分開。注意：作狀語時(shí)修飾整個(gè)句子，可在句首或句末，用逗號(hào)隔開。owing to 除作狀語外，也可作表語，但 because of 不作表語。如：They decided to cancel the flight，owing to thestorm．由于這場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨，他們決定取消這個(gè)航班。His death was owing to an accident．他死于一場(chǎng)事故。They decided to pospone the trip, owing tobad weather.由于天氣不好他們決定推遲旅行。Owing to his careless driving, we had a badaccident.由于他駕駛疏忽，我們發(fā)生了次大車禍。=The accident was due to his carelessdriving.這次車禍?zhǔn)怯捎谒鸟{駛疏忽。 注意：owe vt.(債等); 應(yīng)該向(某人)付出把...歸功于(to); 認(rèn)為...是靠...的力量; 由于感激; 感恩; 感謝I owe him ten dollars.我欠他10美元。He owes his success to his hard work.他認(rèn)為自己取得成功是辛勤勞動(dòng)的結(jié)果。I owe you for your help.我感謝你的幫助。5.thanks to “由于或因?yàn)槟橙耍呈拢?，通常用于好的方面，多用于表達(dá)正面意思，相當(dāng)于感謝，有時(shí)可作“反語）。在句中作狀語和表語。引導(dǎo)的介詞短語可置于句首或句末。Thanks to your advice，much troublewas saved．The play succeeded thanks to your timelyhelp.由于你的及時(shí)幫助，那出戲才成功。It was thanks to his carelessness that welost the game.由于他的疏忽大意我們輸?shù)袅诉@場(chǎng)比賽。Thanks to your help, we were successful.多虧了你的幫助，我們得以成功。Thanks to the bad weather ,the match hadbeen cancelled.多虧這個(gè)倒霉天氣，挺好的比賽取消了。（反語）注意：Small thanks to 一點(diǎn)也不感激We were successful ,but small thanks toyou.我們成功了，但一點(diǎn)也不感激你。6.as a result “因此，結(jié)果”，常用在有上下文（表原因）的情況下。as a result of…“由于…的結(jié)果”，可置于句首或句末。He had some bad fish. As a result, he didn’t feel wellthis morning.他吃了些變質(zhì)的魚,因此,今天早上感覺到不舒服。As a result of the flood, thousands ofpeople lost their homes.因?yàn)榘l(fā)大水,成千上萬的人失去了家園。7. result from 由于…=Thousands of people lost their homesresult from the flood.Mistakes due to Serious consequences mayresult from carelessness．由于疏忽大意可能帶來嚴(yán)重的后果。Accidents resulting from high speed or overspeed were very common thatweekend.在那個(gè)周末因高速或超速駕駛造成的交通事故很多。