because of 和 due to 的区别

because of表示“因为”,“由于”,在句中一般用做状语,可放在句末或句首.
due to表示“归因于,归功于”.不可位于句首,在句中通常用做表语或后置定语

because of

=as a result of； by reason of因为

*They didn't climb the mountain because of the rain．因为下雨他们没有爬山。

due to

1．=caused by；because of；owing to；thanks to由于；因为；由…造成

*The accident was due to careless driving．这场车祸是粗心驾驶造成的。

*What would you say inflation is mainly due to？你认为通货膨胀的主要原因是什么？

*He arrived late due to the storm．他由于暴风雨而来迟了。

2．=attributable to归于

*His success was largely due to his hard work．他的成功在很大程度上归功于他的辛勤劳动。

*The credit is due to you．荣誉应该归于你。

*Respect is die to older people．年长者应受到尊敬。

*The first place is due to the chairman．首席应给主席。

*What is the amount due to you？欠你多少钱？

3．=expected or scheduled to arrive or be ready；supposed to do 预期的；应到的；预定的

*The train is due to pull in at 5：30a.m.火车预定早上5点半到达。

*Professor Smith is due to give us a lecture at eight tomorrow morning．史密斯教授预定明天上午8点给我们演讲。