高中英语词汇：due to / because of / thanks to辨析

　　due to / because of / thanks to 都表示“由于”
　　due to 因…引起
　　This accident was due to his carelessness.
　　这次事故是由于他的疏忽引起。
　　His illness was due to overwork.
　　他的病是由于工作过度。
　　The wages due to him will be paid tomorrow.
　　他的工资明天支付。
　　He arrived late due (owing) to the storm.
　　由于暴风雨他来晚了。
　　The team’s success was largely due to her efforts.
　　该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。
　　Her failure in the speech contest was due to her nervousness.
　　她在演讲比赛中失利，原因是她太紧张了。
　　[比较] due to / because of / thanks to/ owing to
　　这三个短语意思相同，一般可以互换，但是要注意以下区别：
　　due to 可引导状语、定语或表语，但多引导表语。用于较庄重的书面语中，侧重“起因于”，在句中多作表语，有时作状语。
　　because of 一般引导状语，不引导表语;但当主语是代词时，because of短语在句中可用作表语。
　　thanks to 常引导状语;除了“由于”的意思外，还可意为“多亏”，多引出好的原因。
　　[例句] He knew she was crying because of what he had said.
　　他知道她哭是因为他说的话。
　　Thanks to you, I was saved from drowning. 幸亏你，我才没有被淹死。
　　owing to 由于;因为
　　Owing to the rain, the meeting has to be put off.
　　会议因雨而推迟了。
　　I couldn’t attend the meeting owing to illness.
　　我因病不能出席会议。
　　Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
　　由于职员短缺，这列车上没有餐车。
　　Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was spelt as Longbridge.
　　因为打字的错误，Longridge 镇被拼成了 Longbridge.
　　His death was owing to an accident.
　　他死于一场事故。