now that的用法及例句:
now that是個(gè)從屬連詞,可以歸入because,as,since這一家族,意思和since(既然,由于)接近,但now?that必須引出一個(gè)新的情況,否則需要由別的詞替代。
例句:
Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?
既然你現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)安頓下來(lái)了,為什么不開始正經(jīng)地學(xué)點(diǎn)東西呢?
Now that she was retired she lived with her sister.
現(xiàn)在她已經(jīng)退休了,和姐姐一起住。
Now that he’s got this job, there’ll be no holding him back .
既然他現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)得到了這份工作, 就沒有什么能制約他的了。
now that,since,as的區(qū)別:
now that用來(lái)說(shuō)明一種新情況,然后加以推論。
例句:Now that you are ready, we'll start at once.既然你已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了,我們馬上開始。
since指雙方都明確的原因或眾所周知的原因,側(cè)重主句,從句表示顯然的或已知的理由。
例句:Since you don't like it, I'll put it away.既然你不喜歡,我就把它放在一邊。
as意思是“由于,鑒于”,指客觀事實(shí),常與since互換使用。
例句:As there was no answer, I wrote again.鑒于沒回復(fù),我又寫了一封信。