26. At age 16, John dropped out of school __________ the fact that it was necessary for him to help support his parents as they got sick and became weak.
(A) on account of
(B) on behalf of
(C) on the chain of
(D) on the cultivation of。
統計: A(98), B(42), C(30), D(21), E(0) #2236527
詳解 (共 2 筆)
題目翻譯:
At age 16, John dropped out of school __________ the fact that it was necessary for him to help support his parents as they got sick and became weak.
約翰在 16 歲時輟學了,__________ 他的父母生病變得虛弱,他必須協助扶養他們。
選項翻譯:
(A) on account of [əˈkaʊnt]:因為、由於
(B) on behalf of [bɪˈhɑːf]:代表、為了……的利益
(C) on the chain of [tʃeɪn]:(無此固定用法)
(D) on the cultivation of [ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən]:關於……的培育/教養
解析:
這題考查表示「原因」的介係詞短語。空格後方接的是輟學的原因(必須扶養生病的父母),因此 (A) on account of(因為)是最符合邏輯的選項。選項 (B) 用於代表某人發言或行動;(C) 和 (D) 則非表達因果關係的慣用語。
※ 深度辨析:各種表示「因為」的短語
在英文寫作與考試中,表示「因為」有幾種常見的表達方式,其後接的詞性略有不同:
| 類別 | 片語 / 連接詞 | 範例 |
| 介係詞短語 (後接 N/V-ing) | On account of | He retired on account of poor health. |
| 介係詞短語 (後接 N/V-ing) | Due to / Because of | The game was cancelled due to rain. |
| 連接詞 (後接完整句子) | Because / Since | He stayed home because he was ill. |
※ 相關高頻詞彙筆記
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Drop out of school:退學、輟學。
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Support:扶養、支持。
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On account of the fact that...:這是一個較正式的用法,雖然 account of 後面原本接名詞,但加上 "the fact that" 之後,後面就可以接一個完整的子句。
※ 筆記重點: 當你看到 on ______ of 且語意為「原因」時,優先考慮 account。如果是代表某人,則考慮 behalf。