荣誉顺理成章地授予资深官员，就因为他们资格老。用英语怎么说？

荣誉顺理成章地授予资深官员，就因为他们资格老。

Honours were automatically awarded to senior officials just because they were senior.

honours

n. <英>礼仪，荣典，大学荣誉学位，大学优等成绩，荣幸( honour的名词复数 )，尊重，名誉，各种荣誉称号；

例句
He gained a first class Honours degree in economics.
他获得了经济学一等荣誉学位。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

automatically

adv. 自动地，无意识地，不自觉地，机械地；

例句
Don't automatically accept the solicitor recommended by the broker.
别想当然地就接受中间人推荐的诉状律师。

awarded

vt. 授予，奖给，判给（award的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
She was awarded the prize for both films...
她的两部电影双双获奖。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

senior

adj. （级别、地位等）较高的，资深的，年长的，<美>最高年级的；n. 上级，<美>毕业班学生，较年长者，地位较高的，资历较深的；

例句
A role as senior diplomat would be a good alibi for his absence.
高级外交官的角色将是他缺席的上佳托词。

officials

n. 行政官员( official的名词复数 )；

例句
Public officials can finally be held accountable for their actions...
终于要对政府官员实行问责了。

just

adv. 刚才，仅仅，只是，正好，刚要；adj. 公正的，合理的，恰当的，合法的，正确的；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

because

conj. 因为；

例句
5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
每年有5,000人死于家中的意外事故。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。