這是個(gè)常用的動(dòng)詞，今天學(xué)的是名詞意思“理由” 可替換與grounds 和 reason
英英釋義：a reason for having particular feelings or behaving in a particular way
cause 表示“理由”時(shí)，是不可數(shù)名詞
最常見的搭配有 be/give cause for concern/celebration/alarm
喜憂參半：“give cause for both hope and worry”。
背下來(lái)：
The early signals give cause for both hope and worry.（這里的 give 也可以換成 are）
Latin Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with politics in their countries. That is cause for worry.
The narrowing gap between bonds and stocks is grounds for anxiety, but not yet cause for alarm. 表達(dá)出程度有差異：
我的翻譯債券和股票之間不斷縮小的差距是焦慮的理由，但還沒有引起恐慌
查了下字典，Ground單數(shù)形式也可表示：理由
表做...的理由 ：ground for doing sth / to do sth,
復(fù)數(shù)形式：
3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞？
1）使用《牛津英語(yǔ)搭配詞典》查“cause”，了解它的常用搭配。
reason 理由
[搭配]ADJ.
good, great, real, reasonable 正當(dāng)?shù)? 充分的/ 真正的/ 合理的理由
[搭配]VERB + CAUSE
have 有理由:
We have good cause to believe that he was involved in the crime. 我們有充分理由相信他涉嫌此案。
find 找理由:
The experts may find cause to disagree with the school’s decision. 專家可能找理由不同意校方的決定。
give (sb)給（某人）理由:Her health is giving us great cause for concern. 她的健康狀況讓我們十分擔(dān)心。
show 表明理由:The onus is on government departments to show cause why information cannot be disclosed. 政府部門有責(zé)任說(shuō)明不能把信息公開的理由。
[搭配]PREP.~ for 導(dǎo)致…的理由:
There is no cause for alarm. 沒有必要恐慌。
[搭配]PHRASES
cause for concern 擔(dān)心的理由
with/ without good cause 有/ 沒有充足的理由
without just cause 沒有正當(dāng)?shù)睦碛?/p>
2）翻譯下面的句子：?
用戶對(duì)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)公司對(duì)用戶數(shù)據(jù)的使用越來(lái)越不滿，這令互聯(lián)網(wǎng)巨頭憂心忡忡。
Users are increasingly complaining of how internet company make use of their data, which gives Internet giants / tycoons cause for worry.
（參考翻譯：Users are increasingly dissatisfied with how Internet companies treat their data. That is cause for worry. 或者 Internet users grow increasingly discontent with the way their data are treated by Internet companies, which is cause for concern.)
3）結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)、工作、興趣等，想象在什么語(yǔ)境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)。先簡(jiǎn)要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景，再造句。
場(chǎng)景：他的行為確實(shí)氣人，但還不至于成為分手的理由。
His behavior is grounds for angry, but not yet cause for a breakup.
