連接詞：because, since, as, for ，now that, in that, owing to, due to, thanks to, because of , as a result of.
比較：because, since, as和for
1) because語(yǔ)勢(shì)最強(qiáng)，用來(lái)說(shuō)明人所不知的原因，回答why提出的問(wèn)題。當(dāng)原因是顯而易見(jiàn)的或已為人們所知，就用as或 since。
I didn't go, because I was afraid.
Since /As the weather is so bad, we have to delay our journey.
2) 由because引導(dǎo)的從句如果放在句末，且前面有逗 號(hào)，則可以用for來(lái)代替。但如果不是說(shuō)明直接原因，而是多種情況加以推斷，就只能用for。
He is absent today, because / for he is ill.
He must be ill, for he is absent today.
now that ：既然;
in that :因?yàn)?，通常只能放在句中，?qiáng)調(diào)重要的，唯一的的原因;
eg：Now that this semester is finished, I am going to rest a few days and take a trip.
Human beings are different from animals in that human can speak and think.
owing to, due to, thanks to, because of , as a result of等短語(yǔ)后面只能接詞或短語(yǔ)，不能接從句。
