2009年4月19日 星期日

since (BECAUSE) ?

since談的是"理由" (reason)
BECAUSE 是原因 (cause)

Definition

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since (BECAUSE) Show phonetics
conjunction
because; as:
Since we've got a few minutes to wait for the train, let's have a cup of coffee.

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because Show phonetics
conjunction
for the reason that:
"Why did you do it?" "Because Carlos told me to".
We can't go to Julia's party because we're going away that weekend.
Just because I'm lending you my dress for tonight doesn't mean you can borrow it whenever you want to.
INFORMAL Have you been away, because (= the reason I am asking is that) we haven't seen you recently?

because of preposition
as a result of:
The train was delayed because of bad weather.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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