高三英语复习教案（7）

（SB3-units13-24）

(一、考点精析与拓展

1.now that; due to; because of; owing to; since; as

now that作“既然”讲时，相当于since。now that中的that 可省去。如：Now(that)you are well again, you can travel, 你既然恢复了健康，就能够旅行了。

due to作 “起因于、归功于”时，常作表语或跟在名词后，如：

His failure is due to the fact that he lacks experience.他的失败源于他缺少经验。

Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious results.粗枝大叶造成的错误可能带来严重后果。

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。

because of“由于、因为”，在句中作状语或表语。如：

Lincoln is admired because of his good leadership.林肯由于其出色的领导而受到人们的赞赏。

His anger is because of your bad deeds.他是因你的失礼行为而生气。

owing to“由于、因为”，常在现代英语中与because of, due to换用。如：

Owing to unfavourable weather, I was unable to carry on with it.由于天气不好，我不能把它进行下去。

2.combine; connect; join; unite

此组动词意为“联合、连接”。

combine意为“结合、联合”，指为了某一目的而把两事物结合在一起。如：

We must combine theory with practice.我们必须把理论和实践联系起来。

He combines botany with chemistry.他把植物学和化学联系起来了。

connect“连接”，指用东西把两事物连接在一起，或两事物直接相连，二者仍保持原状。

The two cities are connected by a railwa