状语从句之“让步状语从句”
1、常用的让步状语从句连接词有although,though,even though和while
2、通过句子体会这些连接词的用法
(1)I used to read a lot although/though I don"t get much time for books now.[虽然现在我没有太多时间读书,但在过去我读了很多书。]
(2)She couldn"t resist the idea of admiring superheroines(女强人)even though she had resolved to believe no more such modern fairy tales.[虽然她决心不再相信这些现代神话故事,但她却情不自禁对女强人充满了敬仰。]
(3)While I did well in class,I was a poor performer at games.[虽然课堂上我表现很好,但在比赛时我表现却很差。]
(4)Even though John doesn"t speak Japanese,he should still pay a visit.[虽然约翰不讲日语,他也应该去日本看看。]
3、whether...or(not)为“无论……还是……”之意,用于加强主句的语气,表示强调
(1)Whether you go to a launderette(自动洗衣店) or do your washing at home,the routine is the same.[无论你是去洗衣店,还是自己在家洗衣服,程序都是一样的。]
(2)l get an electrician to check all my electrical appliances every autumn,whether they are giving trouble or not.[每年秋天我都会让电工把所有的电器检查一遍,无论它们有无问题。]
(3)Whether or not people have religious faith,they can believe in the powerof love.[无论人们有无宗教信仰,他们都相信爱情的力量。]
4、.特殊疑问词加ever或no matter加特殊疑问词,表示“无论怎样”,后者多用在非正式文体中
(1)Whatever/No matter what you do,you won"t win her heart.[无论你怎样做,都不会赢得她的心。]
(2)Whichever/No matter which topic you choose in writing your thesis paper,you will find it difficult to narrow down the focus.[无论你写论文时选择哪一个标题,都会发现很难集中思路。]
(3)However hard/No matter how hard I tried,I couldn"t work out the meaning of the metaphor.[无论怎样努力,我都不能思考出这一暗喻的意思。 ]
5、despite...和in spite of...在意思上也表示“让步”,但它们是介词,后面只能连接名词或动名词,但可以说despite/in spite ofthe fact that...(=although)
(1)Despite the bad weather,he still insisted on going out for a trip.[尽管天气恶劣,他仍然坚持外出旅行。]
(2)We had two more years of profit in spite of paying higher wages than the previous owner.[虽然相比前任老板我们付出了更高的薪水,但是我们的盈利时间也比其长两年。]
(3)Despite/In spite of being handicapped,he never feels inferior to anyone.[虽然身体有残疾,他却从不感到自卑。]
(4)Despite/In spite of the fact that he is handicapped,he never feels inferior to anyone.
=Although he is handicapped,he never feels inferior to anyone.
6、much as置于句首,后面连接的从句也可理解为让步状语从句
(1)Much as I admire your courage,I don"t think you acted wisely.[我虽然佩服你的勇气,但我认为你这样做是不明智的。]
(2)Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste,we are no longer free to choose the things we want,for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.[虽然我们可以自夸自己的鉴赏力如何敏锐,但我们已经无法独立自主地选购自己所需的东西了,因为广告对我们施加了微妙的影响。]
注:类似的形容词、副词、名词乃至动词等都可加as,构成成分前置,表示“让步”逻辑
状语从句之“原因状语从句”,用例句的方式阐述引导词because等
再谈“状语从句”之目的状语从句,通常由这两个词组来引导
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