one作主语时,谓语动词用复数
Many a student likes playing football. 不止一个学生喜欢踢足球。
More workers than one were for his opinions. 不止一个工人支持/赞成他的观点。
16.“由于,因为”的几种表达方式
because+从句
because of+n .
thans to十n.
owing to十n.
due to+n.
as a (the)result of十n.
on account of十n.
(1) because为从属连词,后跟一个完整的句子构成原因状语从句而because of则是一个介词短语,后接名词或动名词
He didn‘t ao to school because of his illness.
= He didn’ t go to school because he was ill. 他没去上学是因为生病了。
He was punished by his teacher because of his cheating on exams.
=He was punished by his teacher because he cheated on exams. 他因考试作弊受到老师的惩罚。
( 2 )thanks to这一短语介词,含有、‘幸亏、多亏、亏得、依赖、依靠、由于、因为”等意思几它引导的短语,可以表达正面意思(近似于原意“感谢”),也可用于讽刺口吻中(近似于讽刺口吻的“感谢”)它引导的短语在句中用作状语时,大多放在句首,也可以置于句末.
My mother is getting better and better,thanks to the doctor.
多亏了医生,我母亲才一天天康复起来(感谢的口吻)
Thanks to your help,I passed the test. 幸亏有你的帮助,我通过了刚验〕(正面意思)
(3) owing to意为“由于,因为”,在句中通常用作状语,可置于句首或句末。
Owing to my absence,they had to put off the class meeting till next week.
由于我不在,他们只好将班会推迟到下个星期.
Xiao Wang could not come to the ball(,)owing to a bad cold. 因为得了重感冒,小王没能去打(踢)球.
(4) due to意为“由于”,它引导的短语在句中一般用作表语或定语,但在很多场合也可与owing to通用,作状语. 这一用法在现今英语中也很流行,但不如owing to那么严谨.