看美剧学英语高频短语:As a result

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As a result: because of something. This phrase came into existence in the early 15th century when people at that time started using the word result. The phrase was used as a final consequence of the actions or the events that have taken place. There were a range of possible outcomes of these actions and the sequence of events.

中文释义：as a result相当于一个连词，一般用于句首，且要用逗号与后面的句子隔开，是因此，所以的意思；as a result为副词用法，意为结果是，后面指事情的结果。例句：He got up very late today. As a result, he missed the first bus.（他今天起晚了，结果没赶上头班车。）

今日看点：as a result & as a result of用法区别
1.as a result of 后面接原因，as a result后面接结果
2. as a result of+名词或词组，As a result, +句子
3.as a result of xx 是一个介词短语，可以接在一个完整的句子后面；As a result +句子，这个整体是一个完整的句子，不能接在另外一个句子后面（前面一个句子要用句号，不能用逗号）。
E.G.1: She made mistakes(原因）. As a result, we've already suffered major damage（结果）
E.G.2: We've already suffered major damage（结果） as a result of her mistakes（原因）.
两句都可以译为：因为她的失误，我们已经遭受了重大损失。