英语句型学口语 085

85. Just because...
只是因为······

用法透视
有时为了加以强调，可以在"because"前加"just"，使语气更强烈。

支持范例
1. We didn't stay just because the weather was bad.
我们没留下只是因为天气不好。
2. I bought the book just because I wanted to learn English.
我买这本书只不过是因为我想学英语。
3. Just because I was a little bit late, I was severely¹ punished.
就因为我迟到了一小会儿，就受到了严厉的惩罚。

会话记忆
A: Hey, Mary, nice to see you again. I heard you're going back home to the U.S..
嘿，玛丽，又见到你真好。我听说你要回美国的家了。
B: Yes. I'm leaving tomorrow. I came here just because I want to say good-bye to you.
是，我明天就动身。我来这儿是跟你们道别的。
A: You're so thoughtful. Wish you a good trip home. And we'll miss you.
你想得太周到了。祝你旅途愉快。我们会想你的。
B: I'll miss you too, my friends.
我也会想念你们这些朋友的

1 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。