Nowadays,_WeChat_is_very_popular_with_people.

　　6．约翰在他母亲刚过世后度过了一段艰难时期。

　　John_got_through_a_difficult_period_shortly_after_his_mother's_death.

　　增分技法(三)　不要人云亦云的因果桥梁词

　　(一)让"因为"变得不简单

　　"因为"，如because/because of等很难激起阅卷老师心底哪怕一丝丝的涟漪。如何有效诠释这个人们时常挂在嘴边的"因为"呢？我们在写作时应尽量避免重复使用相同的词语，要用贴切多变的词语来展示自己的水平。用词不同、表达方式迥异，也是高级用法。

　　1．首先as a result of, as a consequence of, due to, owing to, on account of, thanks to, by reason of, for the reason of, for the sake of等介词短语都将是你不错的选择。

　　Because of/Owing to/Due to your encouragement, I made continuous progress in math, and finally made up my mind to study it in the university.由于你的鼓励，我在数学上不断进步，最后我决定在大学学习数学。

　　2．若想连接句子，则可使用since, for, as, now that, in that, considering等连接词。

　　Since it happened, why not try hard to get it settled?

　　既然事已发生，为什么不努力去解决它呢？

　　3．倘若认为以上表达稍显单调，则可加入各种从句。譬如：借助名词性从句，可构成owing/due to the fact that ...此类表达；借助定语从句，可构成which results from, accounts for, makes for等表达。

　　①Due to the fact that Ryan was severely injured in the car accident, he was immediately sent to the ICU.

　　由于在车祸中受了重伤，瑞恩立刻被送往重症监护病房。

　　②Generation gap, which may result from differences in thoughts and consciousness, makes it hard for children to live harmoniously with their parents.

　　代沟可能产生于思想、意识上的分歧，它让孩子们很难与父母和睦相处。

　　[应用体验1]　翻译句子

　　①那个周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多。

　　Accidents_due_to_driving_at_high_speed_were_very_common_that_weekend.

　　②因为Laura的指导，Samuel在语法学习上取得了稳定的进步。

　　Owing_to_the_guidance_from_Laura,_Samuel_has_made_steady_progress_in_grammar_learning.

　　③既然你不愿告诉我们真相，我们只有向警方求助了。

Now_that_you_are_unwilling_to_tell_us_the_truth,_we_have_to_turn_to_the_police_for_help.