2018-11-14

D36   [cause]   20181114

1）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“cause”，了解它的常用搭配。

■reason 理由

①、[搭配] ADJ.

good, great, real, reasonable

 正当的/ 充分的/ 真正的/ 合理的理由

②、[搭配] VERB + CAUSE

have 

有理由

We have good cause to believe that he was involved in the crime.

我们有充分理由相信他涉嫌此案。

find 

找理由

The experts may find cause to disagree with the school’s decision.

专家可能找理由不同意校方的决定。

give (sb)

给（某人）理由

Her health is giving us great cause for concern.

她的健康状况让我们十分担心。

show 

表明理由

The onus is on government departments to show cause why information cannot be disclosed.

政府部门有责任说明不能把信息公开的理由。

③、[搭配] PREP.~ for 

导致…的理由

There is no cause for alarm.

没有必要恐慌。

④、[搭配] PHRASES 

cause for concern 担心的理由

with/ without good cause 有/ 没有充足的理由

without just cause 没有正当的理由

2）翻译下面的句子： 

Users are increasingly dissatisfied with how

用户对互联网公司对用户数据的使用越来越不满，这令互联网巨头忧心忡忡。

Users are increasingly dissatisfied with how internet companies process their data, which is cause for concern.

（参考翻译：Users are increasingly dissatisfied with how Internet companies treat their data. That is cause for worry. 

或者Internet users grow increasingly discontent with the way their data are treated by Internet companies, which is cause for concern.)

3）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。

场景：房地产行业

造句：The real estate, a non-sustainable development industry, which reaches a certain amount, it will cause an oversupply of the industry, resulting in the emergence and occurrence of a bubble economy, which is cause for concern.