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because of和thus的区别？
of和thus的区别？
because of，因为；由于；由于，后加短语。
它的同义词有：on account of,owing to,due to,as a result of,as a consequence of
例句：
It is happening in this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman.
事情会如此发展是因为一个女人的固执己见。
thus，adv.因此;从而;这样;如此;所以;以此方式;
例句，Thus, he aided reaction and thwarted progress.
因此，他帮助反动派阻挠进步。
or的用法与and的区别都有哪些？
and用于肯定陈述句中,翻译成”和“如。I have three friends,Jane,Lily and Lucy.我有三个朋友，简、莉莉和露西。or用于否定和疑问句中I have not got tea or coffee.我没有喝茶和咖啡。/无论是茶还是咖啡，我都没喝。
知识拓展
连接词分为并列连词和从属连词。英文连接词是连接英文单词的词，如also，and等。英语有486,000个左右的单词，而连接词却只有70个左右，它们总是非常高频率的出现在各类文章、对话、电邮等英语实际沟通中。
英文连接词像胶水一样将相关联的句子连接起来，国际心理学家、语言学家、教育家Chris Lonsdale 龙飞虎又把它称之为“胶水词”。
下面让我们来熟悉一下常用的英语连接词包括哪些：
(1)表示承接的过渡词：also,and,and then,too,in addition,furthermore,moreover,whats more,again,on top of that,another,first,second,third等.
(2)表示时间顺序的过渡词：
now,then,before,after,afterwards,earlier,later,immediately,soon,next,in
a few days,gradually,suddenly,finally··等.
(3)表示空间顺序的过渡词：near(to),far(from),
in front of,behind,beside,beyond,above,below,to the right/left,around,outside等.
(4)表示比较的过渡词：in the same way,just like,just as等.
(5)表示转折的过渡词：but,still,yet,however,nevertheless,nonetheless,on the contrary,in spite of,even though等.
(6)一方面,另一方面：on the one hand,on the other hand,for one thing,for another等.
(7)表示结果和原因的过渡词：because,since,so,as a result,therefore,then,thus,otherwise等.
(8)表示目的的过渡词：for this reason,for this purpose,so that等.
(9)表示强调的过渡词：in fact,indeed,surely,necessarily,certainly,without any doubt,truly,to repeat,above all,most important等.
(10)表示解释说明的过渡词：for example,in fact,in this case,for actually,for instance等.
(11)表示总结的过渡词：in a word,above all,all in all,finally,at last,in conclusion,as I have shown,in another word,in brief,in short,in general,on the whole,as has been stated,last but not least等.
(12)表示转折的过渡词:But,However,Although / even though,Despite / despite the fact that,In spite of / in spite of the fact that,Nevertheless,Nonetheless,While,Whereas,Unlike,In theory… in practice
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