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dueto becauseof thanksto“由于”词汇辨析“由于”种种原因due to 由于；因为。如：His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the motorway.他迟到是因高速公路上车辆过多所致。Most of the problems were due to human error. 多数问题都是人为错误造成的。He arrived late due to the snow. 由于下雪，他来晚了。比较 due to / because of / thanks to这三个短语意思相同，一般可以互换，但是要注意以下区别：due to 可引导状语、定语或表语，但多引导表语。because of 一般引导状语，不引导表语；但当主语是代词时，because of短语在句中可用作表语。thanks to 常引导状语；除了“由于”的意思外，还可意为“多亏”，多引出好的原因。例句 He knew she was crying because of what he had said.他知道她哭是因为他说的话。Thanks to you, I was saved from drowning. 幸亏你，我才没有被淹死。thanksto,dueto,owingto,onaccountof的用法实例一、thanks to 由于，幸亏，多亏 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 your extraordinary clumsiness, I shall have to buy a whole set tea service. 因为你笨手笨脚，我不得不去买一整套茶具。Thanks to the increase of pollution, many ducks have died. 由于污染的增加，许多鸭子都死了。 Thanks to the English language，we can learn a lot from other countries由于英语这门语言，我们能从其它国家学到很多东西。 Thanks to your timely intervention. 多亏你及时调停。 Thanks to the car, I was able to get back home in time. 幸亏有汽车代步，我才得以及时赶回家。It was thanks to your timely help that we accomplished the task on time. 幸亏你及时帮忙,我们才按时完成了任务。Thanks to those sluts， Im woman proof now. 多谢那些荡妇，我现在对女性没有任何兴趣了。 Thanks to the teacher, I have made great progress in my physics. 多亏老师的帮助，我在物理课上取得了较大的进步。Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the sunset.幸亏他站的角度合适，他才能看到日落。二、due to 因引起This accident was due to his carelessness. 这次事故是由于他的疏忽引起。 His illness was due to overwork. 他的病是由于工作过度。 The wages due to him will be paid tomorrow. 他的工资明天支付。 He arrived late due (owing) to the storm. 由于暴风雨他来晚了。 The teams success was largely due to her efforts. 该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。 Her failure in the speech contest was due to her nervousness. 她在演讲比赛中失利，原因是她太紧张了。 三、owing to 由于；因为 Owing to the rain, the meeting has to be put off. 会议因雨而推迟了。I couldnt attend the meeting owing to illness. 我因病不能出席会议。 Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.由于职员短缺，这列车上没有餐车。Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was spelt as Longbridge.因为打字的错误，Longridge 镇被拼成了 Longbridge.His death was owing to an accident他死于一场事故。四、on account of 因为,由于 He was granted special admission on account of his effort. 由于他自己的努力, 他被破格录取。 On account of his more elevated position, the general had the enemy at vantage. 因为处于较高的位置，那位将军占敌人的上风。 The price drop greatly on account of large offerings from other source. 由于来自其他方面的大量报盘，价格已严重下跌。 On account of difference in taste, your design do not suit this market. 由于趣味不同。您的款式不合此间市场。The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquak