l Because, since, as, for because, as, for, since这几个词都是表示“原因”的连词,语气由强至弱依次为:becausesinceasfor;其中because, since, as均为从属连词,引导原因状语从句;而for 是并列连词,引导并列句。 1. because表示直接原因,它所指的原因通常是听话人所不知道的,其语气最强。常用来回答why的提问,一般放于主句之后,也可以单独存在。例如: (1)I stayed at home because it rained. 因为下雨我呆在家里。 (2)Because Lingling was ill, she didnt come to school. 玲玲因病,没有上学。 (3)Why is she absent? 她为什么缺席? Because she is sick. 因为她病了。 此外,在强调句型中,只能用because。例如: (4)It was because I missed the early bus tha