英语连读

Instead of
连读 instedof

In place of
连读 inplaysof

In spite

of
连读 inspytof

Because of
连读becuzof

Schools are shut down because of the virus.
因为病毒，所以学校都封闭了

Instead of doing that, try doing this.
做这个而不是那个

In spite of our best efforts, we still lost the game.
尽管我们最大的努力，我们还输了

I'm working in place of Carolyn today.
我今天替卡罗琳上班