本文簡介「because, since/as, owing to, due to, thanks to, therefore, thus, summary, conclusion, so, so that, so as to, if so, as such, this/that way, in that case, on that note, at this rate, by/in doing so, Now then, ergo, in essence, basically, takeaway, in brief/in short, simply put, in a nutshell, all in all, to sum up, in conclusion, in the end, at the end of the day, so again, then again」。當我們在論述概念時，需要利用一堆因果的串連字，最後還要附個總結。這些字有時是放在小段落裡，有時在整篇文章的結尾，有時只是前一兩句話洐生出來的結果，其各自都有使用情境上的細微差異。此外，英語講究盡量別重覆使用同一個英語，應該使用一些替換用字。本文蒐集相關教學影片，加上筆者摘要以及新聞例句供讀者參考。
當「因為」使用時，As/Since 的理由很明顯，是一種補充語氣的用法。例如 We should head back since/as it’s starting to rain. 至於 for 則是用於文學體，會搭配一些文藝的用語。例如 Abigail lowered her head and wept, for she knew her Tom was dead. 正常狀況，就使用 because / because of / owing to / due to 例如 The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of interest. 如果要強調順序，可使用 as a result of / as a consequence of / in the wake of。口語上則可以說 thanks to = because of。
in the wake of = 起因於（字面上是說因為…的起床）
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