到底應該是reason why還是reason that,很多小夥伴弄不清楚,而這個點卻是託福口語或託福寫作中經常涉及到的表示原因的語言點。我們今天一起來徹底弄清楚吧,請多聽音頻*_*。
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到底是reason why還是reason that?Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English這麼說:
1. 可以說成the reason why something happens
2. 也可以說成the reason that something happens
3. 還可以說成the reason something happens,也即why和that都可以省略
【例】The main reason why/that I'm writing is to invite you to stay. 我寫信給你的原因是想邀請你住下來。
(來源:Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)
【例】I like children, and that's the reason I became a teacher. 我喜歡小孩,這就是我當老師的原因。
(來源:Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)
【例】The reason why so many people caught the disease is still not clear. 為什麼很多人會得這種病的原因還不清楚。
(來源:MacMillan English Dictionary – American)
【例】The reason these cars are so expensive is that they are largely built by hand. 這些車之所以那麼貴,是因為它們基本上是手工做成的。
(來源:MacMillan English Dictionary – American)