329 thoughalthoughin spite of

(介词短语),despite(介词)

 

两个相反的或对照的陈述语,如He had no qualifications(他没有资格证明)和 He got the job(他得到了工作),可用下列方法合并到一个句子里:

A 可如上面第 327节所示,用buthowever nevertheless

He had no qualifications but he got the job

他没有资格证明,但他却得到了这份工作。

He had no qualificationshowever he got the job/he got the jobhowev er

他没有资格证明,但仍然得到了这份工作。

He had no qualificationsnevertheless he got the job

他没有资格证明,然而他还是得到了这份工作。

B 可以使用 thoughalthough

He got the job although he had no qualifications

Although he had no qualifications he got the job

尽管他没有资格证明,他还是得到了这份工作。

C 可以使用 in spite ofdespite+名词/代词/动名词:

In spite of having no qualifications he got the job

He got the job in spite of having no qualifications

(译文同上。)

despite= in spite of)主要用于报刊和正规英语中:

Despite the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course

 尽管气候条件恶劣,所有车辆都跑完了全程。

D 注意thoughalthough之后要求用主语+动词结构:

Although it was windy...

尽管有风……

in spite ofdespite要求带名词/代词或动名词:

In spite of the wind...

(译文同上。)

例句:

Although it smelt horrible...

尽管味道很难闻……相当于:

In spite of the horrible smell...

任凭味道多难闻……

Although it was dangerous...

尽管这很危险……相当于:

In spite of the danger...

哪怕有危险……

Though he was inexperienced...

虽然他没有经验……相当于:

In spite of his inexperiencehis being inexperienced...

哪怕他没有经验……