让步关系指的是表达一种情况虽然不是理想的,但是还是能够接受或者发生的现象。
表达方式
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Although/Though 这两个词都可以表示“虽然”,但是though更常用于口语中。例如,“Although it's raining, we can still go out for a walk.” 或者 “Though it's raining, we can still go out for a walk.”
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Despite/In spite of 这两个词都表示“尽管”,不同的是despite后面一般接名词,而in spite of后面一般接动词或动词的ing形式。例如,“Despite the rain, we went out for a walk.” 或者 “In spite of the rain, we went out for a walk.”
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Even though/Even if 这两个词组表示“即使”,其中even though更常用于口语中。例如,“Even though it's raining, we can still go out for a walk.” 或者 “Even if it's raining, we can still go out for a walk.”
注意事项
在使用让步关系时,需要注意以下事项:
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让步关系中的从句通常使用虚拟语气。例如,“Although he were here, he couldn't help us.” 中的were就是虚拟语气。
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让步关系中的主句和从句之间需要使用逗号分隔。例如,“Despite the rain, we went out for a walk.” 中的逗号就是分隔主句和从句的符号。
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在使用让步关系时,需要注意句子的时态和语态。例如,“Even though he is busy, he will help us.” 中的时态是现在时,而“Even though he was busy, he helped us.” 中的时态是过去时。