英语中同样都是表示原因，As、 because 或 since区别何在？

As, because 和since都是连词，都可以引导原因状语从句，表达产生结果的原因。

Because

Because要比as和since更通用，无论事书面英语还是口语，我们用它聚焦事情发生的原因。

She spoke quietly because she didn’t want Catherine to hear.

她轻声细语，因为她不想让凯瑟琳听到。

We’ll come over on Sunday because David’s got to work on Saturday.

我们星期天过来，因为大卫周六上班。

我们经常把because放在句子开头，特别是我们想强调原因，在because引出的状语从句之后用逗号。

Because breathing is something we do automatically, we rarely think about it.

由于呼吸是自动的，我们很少会想到有这个过程。

在口语或非正规的书面语中，我们可以单独使用because引出的状语从句，不需要主句。

We can use a because-clause on its own without the main clause in speaking or informal writing:

A: Would you like to go to school there?

B: Yes.

A: Why?

B: Because my best friend goes there. (I would like to go to school there because my best friend goes there.)

注意在正规的书面语中because不能省略。

In 1998, the government introduced a new import tax because people were importing cars from abroad.

Cos

在非正规的书面语或口语中，我们会把because缩减为Cos /kəz/ 或 /kɒz/ 。

I’m laughing cos I’m so happy.

As and since

当我们更关心结果，而非原因时，我们会用as和since, as和since比because要正规。通常在主句在前，然后有个逗号，接着 since引导的时间状语从句在后。

[结果]I hope they’ve decided to come as [原因]I wanted to hear about their India trip.

[结果]They’re rather expensive, since [原因]they’re quite hard to find.

我么也可以将as或since放在句子开头，然后有个逗号，最后跟随主句。

Since everything can be done from home with computers and telephones, there’s no need to dress up for work any more.

由于电脑和电话的使用，一切都可以在家办公，不用西装革履去上班。

As everyone already knows each other, there’s no need for introductions. We’ll get straight into the business of the meeting.

因为大家彼此了解，没必要介绍了，我们直接进入会议主题。

当说话人提出某个原因时会使用because, 而不是since或as.

Are you feeling unwell because you ate too much?

你是因为吃的太多而感觉不舒服吗？

不是: Are you feeling unwell since you ate too much? or … as you ate too much?

Since与because有微小的差别， since所表达的因果关系不如because那样强烈。

Since you ate the ice cream last night, we don't have any dessert tonight.

由于你昨晚吃光了冰激凌，今晚我们没有甜食了。

但since做从句容易让人误把它当成引导时间的连词。

He has been stronger since he joined the army.

自从他参军后，他身体更强健了。

As引导原因状语从句比较正规，而且有时候容易与时间混淆。

As it was raining hard, the children were unable to play football.

因为下雨了，孩子们停止了踢足球。

我们不说：The children stopped playing football as it started to rain。

在此句中The children stopped playing football as it started to rain的as很可能被误解为："The children stopped playing football at the time it started to rain." 所以不建议这样使用。这就是为上面as表示原因一般放在开头，如：As it was raining hard, the children were unable to play football.

因此最稳妥的办法就是当你不清楚用哪一个词表示原因时，就用because表示原因，不会有任何问题。

For

最后for也可以表示原因，但只能放在后面。

下面给出更多的例句，便于理解。