Lesson One Visiting Britain
Language Points
1.owe v. 欠债; 归于 owe sb sth. = owe sth to sb. 欠某人某物；把…归于
He owed his teachers his success.= He owed his success to his teachers.他把他的成功归功于他的老师们。
The man owed me 30 yuan for my work.那个人欠我工作的三十元。
He got a full mark in English competition yesterday, which he owes to his hard work.由于努力学习的结果，昨天的英语竞赛他得了满分。
owe it to …that clause / to do it 作形式主语，that从句或不定式作真正主语。
The boy owed it to the doctors that he was still alive.他至今还活着，这要归功于那些医生。
She owes it to herself to develop her skills.她靠自己发展了她的技能。
owing to 因为（常作状语）
Owing to the rain they could not come.因为下雨,他们不能来.
Several ships were lost at sea owing to the hurricane.由于飓风，好几艘船在海上失踪。
