| 51. | The child was crying because somebody had pinched her. |
| 那孩子哭了,因为有人掐她。
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| 52. | Because her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult. |
| 因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱,所以退休后的日子很不好过。
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| 53. | He put plugs in his ears because the noise was too loud. |
| 因为太吵闹了,他用耳塞堵住了耳朵。
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| 54. | The match was postponed to the following Saturday because of bad weather. |
| 比赛因天气不好而延期到下星期六进行。
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| 55. | I am unable to attend because of a previous engagement. |
| 我因有约在先故不能出席。
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| 56. | I shall have to refuse your invitation because of a prior engagement. |
| 我因有约在先,所以只好谢绝你的邀请。
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| 57. | Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth. |
| 纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施,因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。
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| 58. | I can't offer you any more money because I don't hold the purse-strings. |
| 我不能再多给你钱了,因为我在经济上做不了主。
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| 59. | The plan, brilliant in its conception, failed because of inadequate preparation. |
| 那计划的构想倒是十分宏伟,但终因准备不足而告吹。
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| 60. | The house has all these defects because it was built by cowboys. |
| 这所房屋有这么多毛病,其原因就在于承建者都是滑头。
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