<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>因为⋯⋯，而⋯⋯(yīnwèi...ér...) is another structure that can express cause and effect. It is used like this:</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 因(为) + Cause + 而 + Result</p> </div> <p>Sometimes, 因为 can be shortened to just 因. This is used more in sentences that shorter and more succinct.</p> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>我 <em>因为</em> 生病 <em>而</em> 请假。<span class="trans">Because I got sick, I asked for time off.</span></li> <li>欧洲 的 经济 <em>因为</em> 债务 危机 <em>而</em> 陷入 衰退。<span class= "trans">Because Europe is suffering a debt crisis, it is falling into decline.</span></li> <li>首相 <em>因为</em> 受贿 丑闻 <em>而</em> 下 了 台。<span class= "trans">Because the prime minister accepted bribes, he fell from power.</span></li> <li>伦敦 地铁 <em>因</em> 罢工 <em>而</em> 处于 瘫痪 状态。<span class= "trans">Because of the London Metro strike, everything shut down.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Cause_and_effect_with_"yinwei"_and_"suoyi"" title="wikilink">Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"</a></li> <li><a href="Explaining_results_with_"suoyi"" title= "wikilink">Explaining results with "suoyi"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_5_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC5)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)</a> (pp. 92) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561914083"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3> <ul> <li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href= "http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0235.html">Usage of 而</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>