“因此”常见的英语短语有:“therefore” 、“thus” 、“con quently” 、“so” 、“hence” 。
“therefore”
强调根据逻辑推理得出的结果,语气较为正式,例如:“He was busy; therefore, he couldn't come.”(他很忙,因此不能来。)
“thus”
常用来引出结果,比较书面,如:“He studied hard; thus he got high marks.” (他学习努力,因而得了高分。)
“con quently”
侧重指随之发生的、合乎逻辑的结果,如:“She mis d the train and con quently was late for work.” (她没赶上火车,所以上班迟到了。)
“so”
是最常用的,使用范围广泛,比如:“It was late, so I went home.” (天晚了,所以我回家了。)