Difference between revisions of "Stating the effect before the cause"
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*她 <em>之 所以</em> 问 这么 多 <em>是 因为</em> 她 关心 你们 。<span class="trans">The reason she asked this much was because she cares about you guys.</span> | *她 <em>之 所以</em> 问 这么 多 <em>是 因为</em> 她 关心 你们 。<span class="trans">The reason she asked this much was because she cares about you guys.</span> | ||
| − | * | + | *我 <em>之 所以</em> 没 告诉 你 <em>是 </em> 怕 你 担心 。<span class="trans">The reason why I didn't tell you is that I'm afraid you would be worried.</span> |
*他 <em>之 所以</em> 放弃 了 那份 工作 <em>是 因为</em> 他 找到 了 更好 的 机会 。<span class="trans">The reason why he gave up that job was that he found himself a better opportunity.</span> | *他 <em>之 所以</em> 放弃 了 那份 工作 <em>是 因为</em> 他 找到 了 更好 的 机会 。<span class="trans">The reason why he gave up that job was that he found himself a better opportunity.</span> | ||
*我们 <em>之 所以</em> 保密 <em>是 想</em> 给 她 一 个 惊喜 。<span class="trans">The reason why we kept it a secret is that we wanted to give her a surprise.</span> | *我们 <em>之 所以</em> 保密 <em>是 想</em> 给 她 一 个 惊喜 。<span class="trans">The reason why we kept it a secret is that we wanted to give her a surprise.</span> | ||
| − | * | + | *公司 <em>之 所以</em> 花钱 培训 你们 <em>是 想</em> 让 你们 越来越 专业 。<span class="trans">The reason why the company spends money on your training is to help you become more and more professional.</span> |
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之所以⋯⋯是因为⋯⋯ (zhī suǒyǐ... shì yīnwèi...) can be translated as “the reason why... is because” and can be used if the speaker wishes to state the effect before the cause. It's normally used in somewhat formal speech.
Structure
之所以 ⋯⋯ ，是 + 因为 / 为了 / 想 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 她 之 所以 问 这么 多 是 因为 她 关心 你们 。The reason she asked this much was because she cares about you guys.
- 我 之 所以 没 告诉 你 是 怕 你 担心 。The reason why I didn't tell you is that I'm afraid you would be worried.
- 他 之 所以 放弃 了 那份 工作 是 因为 他 找到 了 更好 的 机会 。The reason why he gave up that job was that he found himself a better opportunity.
- 我们 之 所以 保密 是 想 给 她 一 个 惊喜 。The reason why we kept it a secret is that we wanted to give her a surprise.
- 公司 之 所以 花钱 培训 你们 是 想 让 你们 越来越 专业 。The reason why the company spends money on your training is to help you become more and more professional.
See also
- Expressing purpose with "weile"
- "Due to…" with "youyu"
- "Because" with "er" indicating effect
- Explaining results with "suoyi"
- Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
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