on account of

" Auntie told me not to run, " he explained, " on account of my asthma. ”

“ 阿姨叫我不要跑, ” 他解释道, “ 因为我有气喘病. ”

He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.

他因事业失败而意志消沉.

He has a bad name on account of his dishonesty.

他因不诚实而声名狼藉.

The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat.

总统因嗓子不适而婉拒了亲自讲话。

Innocent people get into trouble on account of others'misfortune.

城门失火,殃及池鱼.

The gate was bolted on the inside, on account of these dear children.

为了这些可爱的孩子们,大门从里面闩上了.

Bill cannot come to the meeting on account of illness.

比尔因病不能到会.

Original mail returned on account of incorrect address.

地址不符,原件退回.

The old worker retired on account of age.

老工人因年老而退休.

A newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.

看俩人走路时挨得这么近，他觉得他们是新婚夫妇。

On account of his extravagance he was plunged into heavy debt.

由于挥霍浪费,他负债累累.

We're late on account of the bad traffic.

我们迟到是因为交通拥挤.

The flight was postponed on account of bad weather.

因为天气恶劣,飞行延期了.

I don't want to upset her on account of the milk.

我不想让她不高兴,要不,会影响奶水的.

The meeting was postponed on account of the chairman's illness.

由于主持人生病,会议延期了.