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英语
让步状语从句用法总结（一）
让步状语从句的用法一（表示
“
虽然，即使，尽管”）
1. although
，
though
，
even
though
，
even if
都表示
“
虽然，
即使，
尽管
”
之意，
though
和
although
语气较弱
(
其中的
though
比
although
通俗
,
不如
although
正式
)
，
even
if
和
even though
带有
强
调意味而显得语气更强。
例如：
Al
though they are poor, they are happy.
虽然他们很穷，
但很快乐。
//
Although it was so cold, he went out without an
overcoat.
天气虽然很冷
,
但他没有穿大衣就出去
了。
//
Though they may not succeed, they will still try.
即使他们可能不会成功，
但他们仍努力尝试。
< br>// The article is very important though it is short.
那篇文章虽然很短，但很重要。
// He
is better,
though not yet cured.
他好一点了，虽仍未痊愈。
// Even though
it was raining, she walked to work.
即使下雨，她也是走着去工作的。
// I’ll visit
him this evening even if I can stay only a few
minutes.
今晚我将去拜访他，即使我只能停留一小会儿。
注意：
though
引导的让步状语
从句的用法比较特殊，它可以倒装，也可以不倒装，具体用
法参见
as
引导让步状语从句的用法。
2.
as
引导让步状语从句表示
“
虽然、即使、尽管
”
，其引导的让步状语从句必须采用
倒装结
构
，
as
引导的倒装形式的让
步状语从句的基本结构为：
形容词
/
副
词
/
名词
(
单
数可数名词前一般不
带冠词，
有时也可见单数可数名词前形容词
与不定冠词连用、形容词放在不定冠词前
)/
动词
/
过去
分词＋
as
＋主语＋谓语的其他部分。注意体会下列典型例句：
Great as
the author was, he proved a
bad model.
这位作者尽管了不起，到头来却成了一个坏榜样。
//
Ridiculous as it seems, the tale is
true.
这个故事看似荒唐，却是真的。
// Rich as he
is, he is not happy.
虽然他很富有，但他并不幸
福。
//
Child as he is, he can tell black from white.(
倒装时要省去单个名词前的冠词
)
尽管还是个孩
子，
他却能分辨黑白。
//
Brave (a) man as he is
, he
trembles at the sight of snakes.
他尽管勇敢，可见到
蛇还是发抖。
//
Badly wounded as he was, he remained quite
optimistic.
尽管伤势很重，他仍然十分
乐观。
//
Try as he would, he could not lift the rock.
虽然尽了最大努力，但是他仍然不能搬动那块
石头。
［考题
1
］
We had to wait half an hour ____ we had
already booked a table.
A. since B. although C.
until D. before
［答案］
B
［解析］
下划线处之后所述的
“
我们已经预订了
一桌
”
与前面所述的
“
我们已经不得不等了半
个小时
”
之间语意相反，四个选项中
although
表示
“
即便
……”
，引导让步
状语从句最为合适。
［考题
2
］
____ most of the earth’s surface is
covered by water, fresh water is very rare and
precious.
A. As
B. Once C. If D. Although
［答案］
D
［解析］
句意为：虽然地球表面覆盖
着水，但是纯净水仍然很稀有、珍贵。下划线处应引
导让步状语从句，填入
although
最为合适。
［考题
3
］
____ he has limited technical
knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience.
A.
Since B. Unless C. As D.
A
lthough
［答案］
D
［解析］
下划线处应引导让步状语从
句，填入
although
最为合适。
［考题
4
］
Although he is considered a great
writer, ____.
A. his works are not widely
read
B. but his works are not widely
read
C. however his works are not widely
read