He was the only candidate; therefore, he was elected.他是唯一的候选人，因此，他当选了。

We do not have enough money. Therefore we can not afford to buy the new car.我们的钱不够,因此买不成这辆新车。

I was ill, and therefore I could not come.我病了,所以没能来。

He was very tired, and therefore he didn't give the market report.他非常疲倦，所以没能作市场报告。

They therefore can do nothing good of themselves.
所以他们靠自己是什么好事也做不成的。

The apartment house was being torn down; therefore we had to move.
当时那公寓正要拆,所以我们只好搬家。

It rained; therefore the football match was postponed.
因为下雨,所以足球赛被延期。

The sentence can, therefore, be expected to be severe.
因此,完全可以预料,判决将是严厉的。

I was ill, and therefore could not come.
我病了,所以来不了。

These birds are very rare and therefore protected by law.
这些鸟类很稀少,因此受到法律保护。

I have never been to the US and therefore I do not know much about it.
我没去过美国,因此对它知道不多。

I think, therefore I exist.
我思故我在。

therefore的意思是“因此,为此,所以”,是副词,引导结果、结局或结论,不能误作连词用。

therefore可引出一个独立句,但不能连接两个句子,因此当therefore前没有and等连词时,前面须用分号。

连接副词therefore用于句首时后面无需逗号,若位于句中前面可加也可不加逗号。

therefore也可用于推理,作“故…,由此得出”解。

He was the only candidate; therefore, he was elected.他是唯一的候选人，因此，他当选了。

We do not have enough money. Therefore we can not afford to buy the new car.我们的钱不够,因此买不成这辆新车。

I was ill, and therefore I could not come.我病了,所以没能来。

He was very tired, and therefore he didn't give the market report.他非常疲倦，所以没能作市场报告。

They therefore can do nothing good of themselves.
所以他们靠自己是什么好事也做不成的。

The apartment house was being torn down; therefore we had to move.
当时那公寓正要拆,所以我们只好搬家。

It rained; therefore the football match was postponed.
因为下雨,所以足球赛被延期。

The sentence can, therefore, be expected to be severe.
因此,完全可以预料,判决将是严厉的。

I was ill, and therefore could not come.
我病了,所以来不了。

These birds are very rare and therefore protected by law.
这些鸟类很稀少,因此受到法律保护。

I have never been to the US and therefore I do not know much about it.
我没去过美国,因此对它知道不多。

I think, therefore I exist.
我思故我在。

• accordingly
• so
• then
• thus