* * * * * 4.due to因为,由于;预定;预期;应归于;应支付 ①[教材P30原句] I think I would be a good journalist due to my language skills. 我认为由于我的语言技能我将会是一个好记者。 ②Perhaps, but maybe it's also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets.(摘自2011浙江高考·阅读理解A) 可能这也是因为街道上缺少警察。 be due to do sth. 预期,预定要做某事 be due to sb. 应支付/应归于某人 be due for sth. 应得到某物 ③The meeting until three. 会议预定要到3点钟才开始。 ④We‘ll a pay rise soon. 不久就该给我们加工资了。 [关键一点] due to构成的介词短语表示原因时,通常在句中作状语或表语,不放于句首,同义短语有owing to, thanks to, because of, as a result of, on account of等。 Isn’t due to start due for 答案: ①You'd better take an umbrella with you in case of rain. ②You'd better take an umbrella with you in case it rains. Ⅰ.一句多译 1.你最好带上雨伞以防下雨。 ①________________________________________ ②________________________________________ 2.事故的发生是由于他的不慎驾驶。 ①_____________________________________________ ②______________________________________________ ③_____________________________________________ 答案: ①The accident was due to his careless driving. ②Owing to/Because of/On account of his careless driving, the accident happened. ③The accident resulted from his careless driving. Ⅱ.单项填空 1.Without my glasses, I couldn't ________ whether that |