quite a number of years.(P38) 英语中有如此多的法语单词的原因之一是法国人统治了英国多年.

reason

n. [C or U] the cause of an event or situation or sth. which provides an excuse or explanation:

The reason for the disaster was engine failure, not human error.

[+ question word] The reason why grass is green was a mystery to the little boy.

[+ (that)] The reason (that) I'm ringing is to ask a favour.

NOT STANDARD The reason I walked out was because I was bored.

[+ to infinitive] The police have (every good) reason to believe that he is guilty.

She was furious, and with reason (= with good cause).

For some reason/For reasons best known to himself (= For reasons no one else knows about) he's decided to leave his job.

vt. to try to understand and to make judgments based on practical facts:

[+ (that)] Newton reasoned (that) there must be a force such as gravity, when an apple fell on his head.

I spent hours reasoning out the solution to the puzzle.

reason常用搭配:

for...reason 由于...原因

the reason for (one's doing) sth. (某人) 做某事的理由

the reason why... ...的原因

The reason why...is/ was that...做...的原因是...

4. Finally, Arabic provided English with many words for things that could be traded,...(P38) 最后，阿拉伯语为英语提供了许多关于可供交易的事物的词汇,...

provide

vt. to give someone sth. that they need:

We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services for poorer families/provide poorer families with viable social services.

provide for sb. (LOOK AFTER)

phrasal verb to give someone the things they need such as money, food or clothes:

He has a wife and two young children to provide for.