雖然說(shuō)因果關(guān)系題總的特征是沒有信號(hào)詞,但仍然列出一些表示因果關(guān)系的詞匯,以便大家聽到這些詞時(shí)可以較敏感地反應(yīng)出這是因果關(guān)系的題。
(1).表示因果關(guān)系的詞:because, so, for, since, that, cause (v.), produce, consider;
(2).表示因果關(guān)系的詞組:now that, so… that, such… that, so that, in order that, due to, owing to, because of, thanks to, on account for, as a result, be attributable to, give rise to, result from, result in, be responsible for, occur from, be brought about.
因果關(guān)系題常用的提問方式有:
Why…?
What is the reason for…?
What is the cause of…?
What happened to…?
What do we learn from the conversation?