adverbial of cause(原因状语)

英语里表达原因的手段非常之多，有必要在这里归纳一下，以便掌握和运用。

A. 介词: with, because of, by/in virtue of, in (the) light of, in view of, on account of, owing to, due to, with all, from, for, through, out of

1. With these data, we can carry out the experiments we planned. (PAP) 由于有了这些资料, 我们可以进行我们计划好的实验了。

2. He retired last month because of illness. (EED) 他上个月因病退休了。

3. He was an object of interest simply in virtue of being British. (EED) 他成为注意的目标,仅仅因为他是个英国人。

4. In the light of these changes we must revise our plan. (MED) 由于发生了这些变化, 我们必须修改我们的计划。

5. In view of the Committee's criticisms of him, he felt he had to resign. (Chambers) 考虑到委员会对他的批评，他认为他必须辞职。

6. That was on account of the lack of exercises. (Sinclair) 这是由于缺少身体锻炼的缘故。

7. There is scarcity of fruit owing to the rain. (UED) 由于下雨, 现在水果很少。

8. Last year the country had fewer imports than it did the year before due to the energy crisis. (TOEFL) 去年由于能源危机这个国家的进口比上一年少。

9. With all this noise, I couldn't sleep. (CGEL) 由于这种嘈杂声,我无法入睡。

10. She shivered from cold. (MD) 她冷得发抖。

11. I hid the money, for fear of what my parents would say. (CGEL) 由于担心父母会说些什么,我把钱藏了起来。

12. He lost his job through his own stupidity. (Chambers) 他由于自己的愚蠢而失掉了工作。

13. She did it out of pity. (RCD) 她这样做是出于怜悯。

B. 分词短语、形容词短语

1. Assured of your support, he would not compromise. (CGEL) 由于他确信会得到你的支持，他是不会妥协的。

2. Being a dancer myself, I have excellent posture. 由于我自己是舞蹈演员,所以我姿态优美。

C. 动词不定式短语

1. He's foolish to make such a fuss. (CGEL) 他如此小题大做,真是太傻了。

2. I was a fool not to listen to you at the time. 我当时没有听你的话,真是个大傻瓜。

D. 独立分词结构

1. All the tickets having been sold out, we had to go again next day. 由于所有的票都已售完，所以我们第二天还得去。

2. Aluminium being very soft, we can press it easily into any shapes desired. （由于）铝很软，所以我们可以很容易地将它压成所需要的任何形状。