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Winston询问:due to, because of, thanks to
Due to: 归因于,由于
Due to + something/somebody 由于,归因于某人或某事
All our achievements are due to his support. 我们所有的成就都应归功于他的支持。Her absence is due to illness. 是她因病缺席。
Due to the fact that + 从句:
I won't be able to come due to the fact that I've been busy these days. 我这些日子都很忙,因此来不了。
Tony gets a demotion due to the fact that he draws upon public funds. 托尼由于挪用公款被降了职。
Because of+ something/somebody 由于……
She could only croak because of her heavy cold. 她因患重感冒只能用沙哑的声音说话。
I won't be able to come to your class because of my illness. 我生病了,不能来上课。
Because + 从句:
I won't be able to come to your class because I'm ill. 我生病了,不能来上课。
She could only croak because she gets a heavy cold. 她因患重感冒只能用沙哑的声音说话。
thanks to+ something/somebody 幸亏,多亏,由于
Thanks to your help, I get through all this. 多亏你的帮助,我才度过这一切。
Thanks to his effort, it is more successful than we have expected. 由于他的努力,获得了比我们预期的更大的成功。
Thanks to that bastard, I'm becoming stronger. 多亏那个混蛋,我变得坚强起来了。
no thanks to + something/somebody 并非由于
I am feeling better now, no thanks to you. 我现在觉得好些了,并非由于你的帮助。
Thanks to the tragedy I've been through, I'm born again. 感谢我所经历的这一切劫难,我重生了。