托福寫作要解釋原因的時候我們常常會用到due to和because of，那麽這兩者區別在哪裏呢？下面壹起來看看吧！
托福寫作詞匯：due to和because of的區別
due to和because of的區別簡單概括壹下上面的描述：
due to相當於介詞。
due to和because of是 同義詞 ，各種混用。
18世紀有壹票人研究due和owing的區別，認為due to不能作介詞。
due to就是介詞，就是介詞，就是介詞。
好吧，韋氏字典妳贏了，下面當然是……看看牛津字典怎麽說：
簡單概括壹下上面的描述：
due to有壹個意思是“由...引起的”
due to還有壹個意思是“因為...”所以說，牛津字典的觀點是due to既可以作形容詞，也可以作介詞。
下面我們再來看看The Economist Style Guide是怎麽說的：
When used to mean caused by, due to must follow a noun, as in The cancellation, due to rain, of... Do not write It was cancelled due to rain. If you mean because of and for some reason are reluctant to say it, you probably want owing to. It was cancelled owing to rain is all right.
仔細想想上面這段話寫的不是很清晰，因為按照韋氏字典和牛津字典的描述，It was cancelled due to rain是對的，只不過這裏的due to是因為的意思，而不是由...引起的意思。
那我們看看GMAT官方解釋裏說了啥：
這道題大家都比較熟悉，是OG2016的 句子 改錯第30題，我們重點看看關於due to說了什麽：
神馬?官方直接給due to定性為修飾名詞，意思是caused by。
讓我先平靜壹下...
然後我在網上搜了壹下，看到了www.thefreedictionary.com有這樣壹段描述：
Usage Note: Due to has been widely used for many years as a compound preposition like owing to, but some criticshave insisted that due should be used only as an adjective. According to this view, it is incorrect to say The concertwas canceled due to the rain, but acceptable to say The cancellation of the concert was due to the rain, where duecontinues to function as an adjective modifying cancellation. Although there is still some support for this notion among members of the Usage Panel, the tide has turned toward accepting due to as a full-fledged preposition. Back in 1966,the "adverbial" use of due to (as in was canceled due to the rain) was rejected by 84 percent of the Panel. In our 2001survey, however, 60 percent accepted this construction. There is no linguistic reason to avoid using due to as apreposition, but English has a variety of ready substitutes, including because of, on account of, and owing to.
簡單概括壹下：
確實有壹票人反對due to當because of用，1966年這票人占比84%，2001年這票人占比只有40%了
語言上講沒必要避免使用due to作為介詞，但是可替代的詞多了，妳幹嘛非要跟due to幹上了
托福寫作：解釋句，這麽寫就對了!
解釋句主要是對主題句進行解釋，說明主題句為什麽有道理。論證方式有正面論證和反面論證兩種。表達的主要邏輯關系有：因果、對比和假設。
表達原因的句型
第壹句，As is known to all...，逗號，加上具體的原因，壹個完整的句子。中文意思是眾所周知，後邊再加上壹個眾所周知的原因就可以了。
第二句，是壹個比較直接的表達，寫完主旨句之後，後邊加上The primary reason for this is that...，後邊再加上具體的原因。這個this就是指的前邊的主旨句。
第三句，同樣也是壹個很直接的表達。寫完主旨句之後，點上句號，後邊再加上壹個This is because，後邊再加 上壹個具體的原因，就可以了。這三句話是壹個非常直接的表達原因的方式。
總結
① As is known to all, +具體的原因
② The primary reason for this is that …+具體的原因
③ This is because +具體的原因
表達原因的 短語
第壹個，短語due to，後邊要加上壹個表示名詞的短語，加上逗號，再加上壹個表達結果的、完整的句子，這樣構成壹個完整的因果鏈。
第二個，把due to可以換成because of，後邊加上表達原因的名詞性短語，加上逗號，再加上壹個結果就可以了。
總結
① due to+原因的名詞短語，+結果
② because of +原因的名詞短語+結果
表達結果的句型
第壹個，前邊寫壹個表達原因的名詞性的短語，再加上result in，再加上壹個表達結果的名詞性短語，就構成了壹個表達結果的句型。簡單的說就是，表達原因的名詞短語、表達結果的名詞短語，中間加上壹個動詞短語result in，就構成了壹個因果鏈。
第二個，前邊寫壹個句子表達原因，後邊加上逗號，(和)thereby doing，再加結果，最後加上句號，就可以了，這是表示結果的。
總結
①表達原因的名詞短語result in 表達結果的短語
②原因句, thereby doing +結果.
表達假設的句型
第壹個，最簡單的if條件句，加上逗號，再加上結果，構成壹個狀語從句。
第二個，大家看到都認識，但是不常用，就是前邊妳可以加上壹個虛擬的結果，後邊加上壹個unless，除非，再加上壹個條件，就構成了壹個表達假設的句型。
總結
① if…+條件，結果
②壹種虛擬的結果 + unless+條件
表達對比的關聯詞
沒有什麽句式來表達對比，固定的句式妳可以使用壹些固定的關聯詞來表示對比。比如說，in contrast、on the other hand、however和but，這幾個短語都可以表示對比的邏輯。
總結
in contrast/on the other hand/however/but
我們用兩個例子來說壹說如何使用句型來表示解釋，和如何使用短語來表達解釋。
第壹個例子：
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
The food we eat today is much healthier than it was in the past.
現在食物更健康還是過去食物更健康。
主旨句是這樣的：
The first reason for less healthy food today is that some pollutants from industry contaminate the crops in the field.
現在食物不健康是因為壹些工業汙染物汙染了田裏的莊稼。
接下來要解釋原因呢，這個地方說個句型，The primary reason for this is that...加上去之後表示原因是什麽什麽什麽。nowadays more and more industrial plants are discharging some harmful substances into rivers or other waters,，現在越來越多的工廠排放了壹些有害的物質，在河流和 其它 水源當中，這是第壹個原因。
說完這個原因呢，還要再接著解釋這個原因，這種汙染物是如何汙染莊稼的：
and when the farmers utilize the tainted water to irrigate the crops,
如果農民使用這些被汙染的水來灌溉作物的話：
those pollutants would contaminate the food produced in the farmland.
所以說呢這些汙染物就會汙染農田裏的莊稼，這是第二個原因，基本把這個原因說清楚了。
接下來我做壹下對比，和誰對比呢，這個題目是今昔對比，所以說我要和過去來做壹下對比。用上壹個表示對比的短語：
On the other hand，in the past, fewer factories were established, and less harmful materials were absorbed by the crops.
做壹個對比，在過去工廠比較少，所以說莊稼可能吸收的汙染物也比較少。
最後給個結論點題：
Therefore, foods today are possibly more hazardous for people's health.
最後的結論，現在的食物可能更有風險，來完成了這個解釋部分。
全文總結
The first reason for less heathy food today is that some pollutants from industry contaminate the crops in the field. The primary reason for this is thatnowadays more and more industrial plants are discharging some harmful substances into rivers or other waters, 原因①and when the farmers utilize the tainted water to irrigate the crops, those pollutants will contaminate the food produced in the farmland. 原因② On the other hand,in the past, fewer factories were established, and less harmful materials were absorbed by the crops. (對比)Therefore, foods today are possibly more hazardous for people’s health. (結論)
第二個例子，我們用同樣的主旨句，我們換壹種用短語來表達的結構，妳看壹看哪種表達更適合妳呢。
The first reason for less healthy food today is that some pollutants from industry contaminate the crops in the field.
同樣的topic sentence，寫短語表示原因我們可以用due to，Due to the harmful substances ，這加了個短語，中間加了個插入語such as wasted water，比如說壹些廢水，廢水哪兒來的呢，後邊用壹個released by more and more factories nowadays，這個地方用名詞短語來表達原因，裏邊包含了插入語和過去分詞等語法現象。more pollutants are likely to contaminate the irrigation water， 導致的結果是什麽呢，更多的汙染物可能會汙染這種灌溉水源。
接下來，thereby making，註意逗號(在thereby之前)，導致的下壹個結果是什麽呢，more hazardous food produced in this tainted fields.，這就是更多有風險的食物在這種被汙染的土壤當中被生產出來。
原因解釋完畢，接下來再和過去進行對比，換個短語，However, farmlands were less possible to be polluted because of ...，再用短語，fewer factories in the past.，因為過去的工廠較少。
總結壹下，點題As a result, foods today are possibly riskier for people’s health today，最後再點壹下題，現在的食物在健康上比過去的食物在健康上更有風險。
全文總結
The first reason for less heathy food today is that some pollutants from industry contaminate the crops in the field. Due to the harmful substances, such as wasted water, released by more and more factories nowadays(名詞短語-表原因), more pollutants are likely to contaminate the irrigation water,(結果①) thereby making more hazardous food produced in this tainted fields.(結果②) However,farmlands were less possible to be polluted because of fewer factories in the past.As a result, foods today are possibly riskier for people’s health today..
妳比較壹下這兩個段落表達方式，第壹個段落用的是句子來表達原因，第二個用的是短語。我個人比較喜歡使用短語，因為使用短語的話我不用考慮單復數，不用考慮時態。寫起來比較簡練，也容易出彩。
但是如果妳要掌握不好這種名詞性短語，那妳使用句子來表示因果、表示對比、表示假設這種邏輯關系，也是完全沒有問題的。所以說，哪種適合妳，妳可以依據自己現在的情況來選擇壹個適合自己的解釋句的寫法。希望大家回去之後，根據文字稿，好好去整理句型。希望大家都能夠寫好壹個比較出彩的、比較有邏輯的解釋句。
托福獨立寫作模板
托福寫作論證篇
1、模糊論證
Range from...
2、舉例論證
●自己的例子
I can think of no better illustration than the example of my own visit to Singapore. Only after going shopping on Orchard road, the main shopping district in Singapore,did I realize what "a paradise for shopping”really was. Only after roaming in the City Hall,the financial center of Singapore, did I experience the quick pace of modern life. Only after lying on the beach of Sentosa did I know about the Singaporean typical way of spending leisure time.
●社會的例子
For example, on account of the advent of the technologically advanced society, employers tend to hire people equipped with a wide range of knowledge rather than the ones with limited knowledge.
3、數據論證
I can think of no better illustration than the statistic. Experts from
the Department of Sociology in Peking University pointed out that
the average sleeping time an adult has everyday, compared with 8
hours in the 1970s, has decreased t0 6.8 hours due to the busy
work and study.
4、引用論證(開頭)
5、假想論證
托福寫作語言篇
1、基本句型
●因果
On account of/owing to/due to+ N
For the reason that/as/since+句子
It is due to_____that
eg:It is due to his persistence and perseverance that he eventually reached his acme.(琨調句)
derive/arise/stem from來源於
eg:His success derives from his persistence and perseverance.
ascribe A to B歸結於
eg: His success can be ascribed/attributed to his persistence and perseverance
●條件
A serves as a catalyst for B(our further success)
If/on condition that/provided that /as long as _____
●讓步
Despite the fact that/regardless of
2、經典句型
●倒裝
compete
1) Only via(by/through /with/when/after)_____do/did/can we_____
ef: Only after going to the beach of Hawaii will I know about American typical type of spending leisure time.
2) Hardly/Seldom/Scarcely can_____
ef: Hardly can we imagine a world/our life without /devoid of
3_) So +adj+主謂倒裝+that_____
4) Not only主謂倒裝but also_____
eg: Not only should education prepare children to compete not only do people care their economic needs,they but also want to meet their spiritual needs.
5) 0n no account主謂倒裝(決不…)
●強調
It is/was_that/who(m)....
●插入語
l)限制性副詞 probably/directly or indirectly/to some(a large) extent
2)N+，ving，+V
3)同位語
3、經典中的經典
● 排比
1)It is tourism that gives me the opportunity to know the culture of this dynamic, robust and alive country.
2)It is computers that make our life diverse,convenient,dynamic/ vibrant , with which our life would probably pale.
3) A/which needs to be/in this way, A can be readily accepted, respected,appreciated and advocated.
4) Only via university education can we have systematic knowledge concerning arts and science.Only via university education can we know the essence of symbiosis and collaboration. And Only via university education can we meet the demands of society and make our future success inevitable.
●十大副詞
1) Considerably
2) Invariably
3) Undoubtedly/indisputably/incontrovertibly
4) Increasingly
Most/exceedingly/exceptionally格外地
6) Insightfully富有見底地
7) Regrettably
8) Effectively and efficiently
9) Gradually and eventually
10) Readily
●其他
It is not difficult for us to imagine that不難想象
2) B makes it possible for us to have an universal access to A/A is readily available.A容易得到
3)In order to survive and thrive in this fiercely competitive society, people have no choice but to work and study hard.
4) Ruthless and relentless 無形 /fierce and intense competition
The ruthless and relentless competition imposes an unprecedented pressure on each and every individual, and therefore, there is no exaggeration to say that our innovative and inventive ability can lay a solid foundation for our future, enabling us to survive and thrive in the modern world.
5) Inspiration, aspiration and perspiration
6) Vision,passion and mission
托福寫作結構篇
1、開頭
Sample one(適用於有壹些背or有壹個中心詞而且編得出來那個quotation的所有情況(二選壹，agree or disagree，除了個別);
On contemporary society(壹般的背景)/ With the advent of the technologically advanced
society (the information explosive era (與科技有關的背景)，_ (中心詞)servers as a catalyst for our future success/_ is synonymous with knowledge and the road to success /_ plays an essential/increasingly important role in .../_ is enjoying an increasingly high popularity among people 很簡單的壹句背景
However, people (universities, government, citizen, society, government,) are/is invariably faced with such a question/ can't help wondering:改寫題目1.Confucian (Yu Qiuyu, Mark Twain, William Shakespeare), (one of) the greatest and most influential Chinese philosophers (scholars,
educators, writers, thinkers, statesmen), has insightfully commented,”"I cling to an unshakeable belief that his comment gives the answer to this question:
改寫題目2.Among countless factors which contribute to my position are following conspicuous ones(最後壹定排比結尾，且如果字數夠了這壹句就不要).
要做的：想壹句簡單的背景+編壹句 名言 +改寫兩次題目
Sample two:(如果sample one的名言編不出來或者不適合編如leisure time，就用下面的)
On contemporary society(-般的背景)/ With the advent of the technologically advanced society (the information explosive era (與科技有關的背景)/ On account of…，_ (中心詞)serves as a catalyst for our future success/_ is synonymous with knowledge and the road to success/_ is plays an essential / increasingly important role in ... /_ is enjoying an increasingly high popularity among people./很簡單的壹句背景(如 so...that.../not only...but also). However, when it comes to the choice between AA and BB/When asked about whether 改寫題目1,people get into a dilemma. According to my personality and experiences/As far as I am concerned/From my perspective, I cling to an unshakeable belief that改寫題目2.以下最後決定怎樣寫：Among countless factors which contribute to my position are following conspicuous ones(最後壹定排比結尾)/AA not only…but also(2)/There are various merits AA brings about, first of all, to...; secondly, to...;and lastly. . .(3).
要做的：想壹句簡單的背景+ 改寫兩次題目+總起(最後寫)
2、分點壹：分層論證
Basic to any understanding of the benefits we can get from_____
is that_____/ First and foremost,
On one hand_____, On the other hand_____
Besides/ What's more/ In addition.
這壹段主要說理，在分論點裏可以加壹些小的例子細節，重點是要用壹些精華句子!
3、分點二：舉例論證
Further lending credence to my position is that_______
(簡單闡述/例子字不夠就多講點廢話)I can think of no better illustration than the example of (典型例子 ) /A case in point is that (不是很典型_______ ……(例子見後面)壹句話總結例子：As a result，強調句/倒裝句/表利弊的句型/反面論證如果沒有會怎樣
4、讓步段：
Agree or disagree: Admittedly,_____ ,to some extent, may directly or indirectly_____ /has its undeniable detriments. For instance,_____However, the valuable merits of_____ considerably overshadow the drawbacks/ on no account_____./
二選壹: Admittedly,BB also has certain merits which deserve some words here.For example,____字數不夠就多講點)However，BB的缺點或AA也可以做到.Compared with AA, (which 可以總結所有優點或針對BB的壹方面，) it pales.
5、結尾段：
Therefore, due to the above mentioned reasons, which sometimes correlate with each other to form an organic whole and thus become more persuasive than any single one of them(字不夠了用), I reinforce my stand point that改寫題目3Only via(by/through /with/when/after) _____can we_____;
only via(by/through /with/when/after) _____can we_____;
and only via(by/through /with/when/after)_____can we_____;
Or It is A that...;it is A that...;and it is A that_(不好寫或顯得累贅就不要了)
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