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7. thanks to
由于；多亏（有时用作反语）;因为
Thanks to your
help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助，我们成功了。
Thanks to you, I
was saved from drowning.
多亏你，我才没被淹死。
Thanks to the bad
weather, the match had been cancelled.
多亏了这倒霉的天气，比赛被取消了。（反语）
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联想拓展
表示“因为，由于”的短语还有：
because of，owing to，on account
of，due to，as a
result of。
温馨提示
以上这些都是介词短语，因此后面可以跟名词或动名词而不可以跟从句。
高手过招
单项填空
①It was your timely help that we accomplished
the task on time. （2010·01·山西运城检测）
A. Because B.
thank C. thanks to D. as
②
the new policy, we are now having a happy life. （2010·01·安徽亳州检测）
A. Thanks to B. Because
C. For D. Thanks for
①解析：选C。because 和as 虽然也表示“因为，由于”，但后面需接句子，而句中是短语，故应用thanks to。句意为： 幸亏你及时帮忙，我们才按时完成了任务。
②解析：选A。考查近义词辨析。thanks
to意为“多亏了”；because后应加句子;for 表示补充说明的原因。
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8. rid ...of
摆脱；除去
You should rid
yourself of that bad habit.
你应该改掉那个坏习惯。
联想拓展
be rid of 摆脱
get rid of 摆脱；除掉；去掉
rid oneself of
debt 还清债务
break away
from 摆脱；放弃
You must break
away from such a bad habit.
你必须改掉这样的坏习惯。
It won’t be long
before we can be/get rid of the pest altogether.
不用太久，我们就能把这种害虫消除干净。
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comment
重点短语
减少；缩小；降低；使……陷入某种更糟的状态
He is trying to
reduce expenses. 他正试图减少开支。
We must gradually
reduce the wage gap.
我们必须逐步缩小工资差距。
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