2018-11-14(cause)

1. 释义&例句

cause

a reason for having particular feelings or behaving in a particular way

e.g. High unemployment rates are cause for worry.

cause 可以表示“原因”，也可以表示“理由”。

注意：cause表示“理由”时，是不可数名词，前面不要加a/an。

常见搭配：be/give cause for concern/celebration/alarm

e.g. The early signals give cause for both hope and worry.

give cause for both hope and worry 让人喜忧参半

e.g.Latin Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with politics in their countries. That is cause for worry.

e.g. The narrowing gap between bonds and stocks is grounds for anxiety, but not yet cause for alarm.

ground作复数可以表示“理由”

bonds and stocks（债券和股票）

2. 翻译&造句

（1）翻译：用户对互联网公司对用户数据的使用越来越不满，这令互联网巨头忧心忡忡。

Users are increasingly dissatisfied with the use of user data by Internet companies, which is cause for worry of  Internet giants.

参考翻译：Users are increasingly dissatisfied with how Internet companies treat their data. That is cause for worry.

Internet users grow increasingly discontent with the way their data are treated by Internet companies, which is cause for concern.

(2)造句

比赛的结果让他喜忧参半。

For him, the result of the match gave cause for both hope and worry.

学术界对于剽窃现象越来越重视，这让学术写作不规范的人提心吊胆。

Academic circles pay more and more attention to plagiarism, which is cause for concern for those who have  plagiarized.