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🔑althoughal·though /ɔlˈðoʊ / conjunction - in spite of the fact that尽管；虽然◆Although she was tired, she stayed up late watching TV.尽管她累了，但还熬夜看电视。
- and yet; but然而；不过；但是◆I love dogs, although I wouldn't have one as a pet.我喜欢狗，但我不会把它作为宠物来养。
➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库howeverways of saying “but”表示“但是”的不同说法For years, politicians have promised to improve road safety. However, we have seen little progress so far.多年来，政客们一直承诺要改善道路安全，然而时至今日我们看不到有什么进展。Although politicians have promised for years to improve road safety, we have seen little progress so far.尽管政客们多年来一直承诺要改善道路安全，但时至今日我们看不到有什么进展。In spite of / Despite clear evidence from recent studies, the government has introduced no new traffic laws.尽管近期的研究提供了明确的根据，政府却依然没有实施新的交通法规。Politicians claim that the new road safety policy has been a success. In fact, it has been a complete disaster.政客们声称新的道路安全政策很成功，但事实上是彻底的失败。➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Although or though? * although 还是 though？Though is more informal than although, and is used more in spoken than in written English. * though 较 although 更非正式，多用于英语口语而非书面英语。You can use both these words at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the commas go.这两个词都可用于句子或带有动词的从句开头。注意逗号的位置Although / Though everyone played well, we lost the game.虽然大家都表现不错，我们还是输了比赛。We lost the game, although / though everyone played well.我们输了比赛，虽然大家都表现不错。Even can be used with though for emphasis, but not with although. * even 可与 though 连用，表示强调，但不可与 although 连用She didn't want to go to the party, although / though / even though she knew all her friends would be there.她不想去参加聚会，尽管她知道她的朋友都会去。Though, but not although, can be used at the end of a sentence. * though 可用于句末，但 although 不可以She knew all her friends would be there. She didn't want to go, though.她知道她的朋友都会去。不过，她不想去。 |