视频对白:
But I can't do that on account of you.
但是因为你,我没法养家了。
Doctor says I won't work for months.
医生说我要休息若干个月。
If I don't work I don't feed my family.
我如果没法工作,就没法养家。
今天要学习的词组为:on account of
意为“由于;因为;为了…的缘故”。
例句:
1. The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好,只能辞职不干。
2. "Auntie told me not to run," he explained,"on account of my asthma.”
“阿姨叫我不要跑,”他解释道,“因为我有气喘病。”