just because/ just because of原意是:只因为,正是因为,仅仅因为,不能因为,不会因为

但是翻译时还可以更灵活掌握。请看例句:


It's bad to throw up one's job just because one's been criticized.


挨了批评就撂挑子是不好的。


I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular.


我不会因为它们没有即刻在政治上受到欢迎就推迟作出这些决定。


I never chose people just because of their looks.


我从不以貌取人。

Their marriage has broken just because of the other man.

他们婚姻的破裂仅仅因为有第三者插足。(难道不可以是女第三者吗?)

Just because something has always been done a certain way does not make it right.

仅仅因为老是以某种方式做事并不意味着这么做就是对的。

Just because they make more money than we do, they think they're so superior.

就因为他们钱挣得比我们多,他们就认为高人一等。

He started taking the mickey out of this poor man just because he is bald.


就因为这个可怜的人是个秃顶,他就开始嘲弄他。

Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next

不能因为一只鸟某一年没有繁殖就断定它第二年也不会繁殖。

The reason women are drinking is just because they like it.

女人喝酒只是因为她们喜欢喝。

We can't get unwary just because nothing unusual has cropped up.

不能因为没发生什么问题就麻痹大意起来。

Brighton have too many experienced players to crumble just because we are in town

布赖顿队有很多经验丰富的队员,他们不会因为我们在城里就丧失斗志。

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too……to句型:太……而不能


You shouldn't comply with every wish of his just because he is a child.

不能因为孩子小,就什么都依着他。

Just because of the rain, the sports meet was put off.

都是下雨,运动会才延期的。

Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's a hippy.

不能因为他蓄须就说他是嬉皮士。


Just because a camera is old does not mean it is valuable.

古旧的相机不一定就值钱。

Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them

人们将赌注下在扬基队上并不说明就喜欢他们。


Just because it has a good tune does not mean it is great music

仅凭旋律优美并不见得就是一首杰出的音乐作品。

重要词汇词组:

throw up one's job撂挑子

defer a decision推迟作出决定

the other man/woman第三者

chose people just because of their looks以貌取人

make money挣钱、赚钱

be so superior 高人一等

take the mickey out of 嘲弄某人

wager on打赌,押(赌注);

get unwary麻痹大意,不小心,不警觉的;不提防的

crop up(常指出其不意地)出现,发生

comply with+ request、wish、directives、 words 、regulation服从,遵从,依着

put off延期

Just because句子+ does not mean(that)+句子……就是……;……意味着……