原文:By the time you read this, I will be dead.當(dāng)你讀到這封信的時(shí)候，我已經(jīng)死了。
by the time:
1.到…時(shí)候?yàn)橹?br />通常引導(dǎo)一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，表示“到……的時(shí)候?yàn)橹埂敝骶鋭t表示在此時(shí)間之前某個(gè)事件已完成。值得注意的是，當(dāng)從句用過(guò)去時(shí)時(shí)，主句通常用過(guò)去完成時(shí)。
例如： By the time l got to the station，the train had
already gone。
2.…當(dāng)……的時(shí)候
如果只是說(shuō)過(guò)去某個(gè)時(shí)候的狀況，用過(guò)去時(shí)，而不用完成時(shí)。By the time the war was over , death and suffering were to be seen everywhere.在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束的時(shí)候，到處可見(jiàn)死亡和饑餓。 這里沒(méi)有“死亡和饑餓”已經(jīng)完成的意思，只是描述當(dāng)時(shí)這個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)的狀況。所以用過(guò)去時(shí)。

原文:I understand that you will never have love in your life because of me.我知道由于我的緣故你的生活已無(wú)愛(ài)相伴。
because of和due to的區(qū)別:
兩者意思都是“因?yàn)椤保梢曰Q，但due to不能置于句首，而because of前后都可以放。
例如:He was tired because of/due to his hard work.
Because of his hard work,he was tired.
由于他努力工作，他很累。

【日常用語(yǔ)】
The girl wanted you to have it.
她希望我把它交給你。

I want you to take my last message to heart.
希望你能夠?qū)⑽业倪z言銘記于心。