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Mean For the reason that; since.
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2. You should not look down upon them simply because they are poor. (°¡³­ÇÏ´Ù´Â °Í¸¸À¸·Î ±×µéÀ» ¸ê½ÃÇؼ­´Â ¾È µÈ´Ù)
3. We didn't stay outside long because it was too cold. (³Ê¹«³ª Ãß¾ú±â ¶§¹®¿¡ ¿ì¸®´Â ¹Û¿¡ ¿À·¡ ¸Ó¹°Áö ¸øÇß´Ù)
4. I could not go to the concert, because I had to take care of the baby. (³ª´Â À½¾Çȸ¿¡ °¥ ¼ö°¡ ¾ø¾ú´Ù, ¾Æ±â¸¦ µ¹ºÁ¾ß Ç߱⠶§¹®ÀÌ´Ù)
5. We do not write because we want to, we write because we must. (¿ì¸®´Â ±ÛÀ» ¾²°í ½Í¾î¼­ ¾²´Â °ÍÀº ¾Æ´Ï°í ¾²Áö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é ¾ÈµÇ±â ¶§¹®¿¡ ¾´´Ù)
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