now that … V …

结构︰

now that＋主语＋动词

说明︰

此句型意为“因为／既然…”。now that 是<副词><连接词>，that 可省略，意思是 since（因为）或 seeing（that）（既然），引导<副词子句>，修饰<主要子句>。

Now that I am free, I can enjoy music for a while.
既然有空，我可以享受一下音乐。
I want to work now that I am well again.
我想去工作因为我又健康了。
Now that there is a new tunnel, the road is less dangerous.
既然有了一个新的隧道，这条路就比较不危险了。
Now that you are a college student, you should learn to be independent of your parents help.
既然你已是个大学生了，就应当学着独立，不靠父母的帮助。