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。