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even if/even though ...
結構︰even if/even though ...
說明︰此句型意為“即使，雖然…”。也是<副詞><連接詞>，引導<副詞子句>，用法與 though，although 相同，也不可與 but 並用。注意：無 even although 的用法。
Even if it will take me six weeks, I am determined to finish the job.
即使這工作要花掉我六個星期的時間，我仍決心要把它完成。
Even if he said so, you need not believe him. 即使他這麼說，你大可不必相信他。
Even though you do not like it, you must do it. 即使你不喜歡這工作，你也得做。
Even though he tried, he still lagged behind other runners.
盡管他努力了，仍落在其他賽跑者之後。
Even though I hadn’t seen my classmate for many years, I recognized him immediately.
即使多年沒有看見我的同學，我也馬上認出了他。
They couldn’t, even if they would, get out of trouble by themselves.
即使他們想(擺脫)，也無法獨立擺脫困難。
Poor as he is, ...
結構︰形容詞+as+主詞+be 動詞，…
說明︰此句型意為“雖然…，但是…”。等於“though+<主詞>+be <動詞>+<形容詞>”。
Poor as he is (=Though he is poor), he doesn’t feel inferior.雖然他窮，他並不覺得低人一等。
Tired as she was, she kept doing it. 她雖然累了，仍繼續做下去。
Nice as he is, I don’t like him. 雖然他很好，但我不喜歡他。
Stern as he is, he is full of sympathy. 雖然他嚴格，卻富有同情心。
Young as he was, he was prudent. 他雖然如此年輕，卻很慎重。
Surprised as he was at the news, he kept it secret all the week.
這消息雖然令他吃驚，但他卻整個禮拜都沒說出來。
Hard as he worked, ...
結構︰副詞(動詞)+as+主詞+動詞，(yet)…
說明︰此句型意為“雖然…，但是…”。等於“though+<主詞>+<動詞>(+<副詞>)”。
Hard as he worked (=Though he worked hard), he failed in the exam.
雖然他很用功，考試仍失敗了。
Much as she loved him (=Though she loved him very much), he deserted her in the long run.
雖然她很愛他，但最後他仍拋棄了她。
Much as the sheep look alike, the old man can tell one from another.
雖然綿羊看起來很相像，但那位老人仍能一一區別。
Much as I like her, I won’t marry her. 我雖然很喜歡她，卻不打算娶她。
Well as he does in study, he is not arrogant. 雖然他功課很好，卻一點都不傲慢。
Much as we may take pride on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose things (that) we want.雖然我們對我們高尚的品味感到非常得意，我們卻不再能自由地去選擇我們所要的東西。
Much as I hope I may gain weight, (yet) I am still as thin as before.
雖然我非常希望增加體重，但我仍然像以前一樣的瘦。
Fast as you do, you can’t finish the assignment in two hours.
儘管你做得快，總也不能在兩小時內將功課做完。
Search as I would, I could not find the book. 無論我怎麼找，也沒有找到書。
Try as you might, you can’t keep the lost time. 不管你怎麼努力，失去的時間無法趕上。
Munching the apple as he was, he had an eye for all her movements.
他雖然啃著蘋果，但卻很留神地監視著她的每一個動作。 | 
