比較：because, since, as和for

1）　because語勢最強(qiáng)，用來說明人所不知的原因，回答why提出的問題。當(dāng)原因是顯而易見的或已為人們所知，就用as或 since。
　 i didn't go, because i was afraid.
　 since /as the weather is so bad, we have to delay our journey.

2）　由because引導(dǎo)的從句如果放在句末，且前面有逗 號，則可以用for來代替。但如果不是說明直接原因，而是多種情況加以推斷，就只能用for。
　 he is absent today, because / for he is ill.
　 he must be ill, for he is absent today.