1．(教材P9)Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries.
后来，在17世纪，英国人开始出海远航以征服世界其他地区。于是，许多别的国家开始说英语。
because of因为；由于
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because of
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是介词短语，表示原因，后接名词、代词、动名词或what引导的宾语从句，在句中作状语
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because
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是从属连词，引导原因状语从句，表示主句的根本原因
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They have decided to buy an apartment in the city because of their child's education.
由于孩子的教育，他们已决定在城里买一套公寓。
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一句多译
由于下大雨，运动会不得不延期举行。
①The sports meeting had to be put off because_of the heavy rain.
②The sports meeting had to be put off because it rained heavily.
