看影视记考研核心单词 第62期:on account of
日期:2012-12-12 17:22

(单词翻译:单击)

视频对白:
But I can't do that on account of you.
但是因为你,我没法养家了。
Doctor says I won't work for months.
医生说我要休息若干个月。
If I don't work I don't feed my family.
我如果没法工作,就没法养家。

今天要学习的词组为:on account of

意为“由于;因为;为了…的缘故”。

例句:
1. The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好,只能辞职不干。

2. "Auntie told me not to run," he explained,"on account of my asthma.”
“阿姨叫我不要跑,”他解释道,“因为我有气喘病。”

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