高考英语衔接词：表示因果关系的常用词语

　　二、根据衔接词本身的意思和文章连接所需要的逻辑意义，可分为以下几类。

　　(一)表示因果关系

　　as a result

　　He never studied hard, and as a result he failed in the last examination.

　　as a result of

　　He is late for work as a result of traffic accident.

　　accordingly

　　He wanted to buy a radio for study english, and accordingly her mother bought it for him.

　　because(of)

　　We are delayed because of a traffic jam.

　　due to

　　His success is due to his excellent work.

　　owing to

　　Owing to his absence, our meeting is not held.

　　thanks to

　　Thanks to a good teacher, she passed the examination.

　　now that

　　Now that you have grown up, you must earn for yourself.

　　so long as

　　You could realize your dream so long as you try it again and again.

　　since

　　Since you are here now, you,d better give a hand.

　　in that

　　The policy is harmful in that it may encourage people to give up.

　　so that

　　The office speaks at the top of his voice so that every soldier could hear him.

　　therefore

　　There is a calculating mistakes there, therefore, the answer is wrong.