让步状语从句,是指状语从句中的一种,其本身也是状语从句。一般翻译为“尽管……”或“即使……”,就是我们日常生活中用的“退一步说…”的感觉。
引导让步状语从句的连词主要有以下这些:
though,although,while,as; even if,even though; whether...or...; no matter+疑问词,疑问词-ever,regardless of+名词/名词短语/名词从句,despite,in spite of。
切记although,though 不可与but连用,但可以与still和yet连用。
1. though, although表示“虽然,纵然”之意, although比though正式,二者都可与yet, still或never,the less连用,但不能与but连用
eg. Although/Though he was exhausted, (still) he kept on working.
2. as, though表示“虽然……但是”,“纵使……”之意。as引导的让步状语从句必须以部分倒装的形式出现,被倒装的部分可以是表语、状语或动词原形。
eg. Object as you may, I’ll go.(=Though/Although you may object, I’ll go.)
3. even if, even though 表示“即使……”,“纵使……”之意, 表示假设,even if引导的让步从句含有强烈的假定性,可用来表示与事实相反的假设,但不能用来描述已经发生的事实.而even though引导让步状语从句时,是以从句的内容为先决条件的,即说话人肯定了从句的事实,表示已经发生了的事.
eg. We’ll make a trip even if the weather is bad.
We made a trip even though the weather was bad.
4. whether...or...表示“不论是否……”,“不管是……还是……”之意。
eg. Whether you believe it or not, it's true.
5.“no matter+疑问词”或“疑问词-ever”的含义为“……都……;不管……都…"。
eg. No matter what happened, he would not mind. (=Whatever happened, he would not mind.)