1、Unit 2易混淆词语辨析1. be famous for, be famous as, be famous to (1) be famous for意为“因而出名”，for表示原因，相当于be known for，be known for其后所接内容表示某人或物的特点、特长等。如：France is famous for his fine food and wine. 法国的美食和酒是出了名的。Guilin is known for its beautiful mountains and rivers.桂林因其美丽的山水而闻名。(2) be famous as 意为“作为而出名”；相当于 b
2、e known as，其后的名词表示一个人的身份、职业等。如：Liu Huan is known as a singer. 刘欢作为一个歌手而出名。He is famous as a great inventor. 他是出了名的伟大的发明家。(3) be famous to sb. 意为“为所熟知”，表示广为人知，大家都熟悉的。如：Zhou Jielun is a singer. He is famous to us.周杰伦是一名歌手，为我们所熟知。2. because, because of(1) because是连词，表示原因时，后面原因状语从句，或回答以why开头的问句。如：She doesnt go to school because she is ill. 她没来上学因为她生病了。(2) because of是一个介词短语，其后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语，意为“因为，由于”。 如：He was absent because of sickness. 他由于生病而缺席。
