As a result / As a result of 看起來好像 Because / Because of 的分別，對嗎？不過…

Because / Because of 只有用法上的分別，意義是相同的，都是解「因為」，例如：
We did not sleep well because it was noisy.
= We did not sleep well because of the noise.

As a result 的意思是「因此」(順便留意一下標點符號的用法)：
He twisted his ankle. As a result, he had to drop out of the race.
He twisted his ankle and as a result he had to drop out of the race.
(他扭傷了足踝。因此，他不得不退出比賽。)

As a result 的同義詞/近義詞(可以符合文法直接取代)：
Therefore / Thus / Hence / As a consequence / Consequently

As a result of 的意思是「由於」：
He decided to drop out of the race as a result of his twisted ankle.
(由於他扭傷了足踝，他決定退出比賽。)

以上的句子，藍色部分為原因，紅色部分為結果，小心不要混淆。以下例句取自不同的網上字典，你能夠正確地填上As a result / As a result of 嗎？

  1. He sprained his wrist and ___ he will not be playing in the tournament.
  2. He was out of work for three months ___ the accident.
  3. All flights have had to be cancelled ___ the pilots’ strike.
  4. Jobs are hard to get and ___ more young people are continuing their education.
  5. She has lived in France and ___ she can speak French fluently.
  6. 750 manual workers will lose their jobs ___ company cutbacks.
  7. You were punished by your parents ___ your disobedience.
  8. She lost a lot of money ___ some risky investments.

答案在下面：

(1,3,4,5: as a result; 2,6,7,8: as a result of)