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2018年11月11日 星期日

Sentence Patterns 3.6.1


3.6 表對比或讓步的句型
Pattern 1
although / though + S + V…
例:Though a thing has been false a hundred years, it cannot become true.
雖然事情假了一百年它也不可能變成真的。

說明
I. though / although 其後的主要子句前不可加對等連接詞 but但可加同樣表示讓步的副詞 nevertheless, still, yet, at any rate, anyhow
a. Although he is young, but he is sophisticated.()
b. Although he is young, he is nevertheless sophisticated.()
雖然年輕但是他很世故。
I. though (但非although)子句中的動詞或主詞補語或副詞可移到句首。移位後接詞though也可以用as代替。主詞補語如果是單數名詞移到句首時冠詞要省略。
a. Though malice may darken truth, it cannot put it out.
Darken truth though/as malice may , it cannot put it out.
惡意可能使真理暗淡但不能把它消滅
b. Though they are solid in build, turtles are never fast swimmers.
Solid in build though/as they are, turtles are never fast swimmers.
雖然烏龜體格堅硬牠們卻游不快
c. Mr. Lee, though he was a war hero, had gone soft on organized crime.
→ Mr. Lee, war hero though/as he was, had gone soft on organized crime.
李先生雖然是戰爭英雄但對組織犯罪卻表現得很軟弱
d. He failed, though he tried hard.
→ He failed, hard though/as he tried.
他雖然努力嘗試但還是失敗了。

練習
I. 替換
範例:For all her wealth, she is not happy.
      → Though she is rich, she is not happy.
1. For all his stubbornness, he's a kind-hearted old soul.
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2. Notwithstanding the rise of a black middle class, a gap still exists between black and white prosperity.
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3. Despite wanting to see her again, he refused to reply to her letters.
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4. We went sailing in spite of the cold weather.
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5. The multinational media corporation, regardless of the financial problems it faced, remained strong.
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II.翻譯:請將下列中文句子用兩種形式翻成英文一為正常句一為變形句
1. 雖然他僅是個孩子卻很體貼
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2. 雖然我黑但我不是魔鬼
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3. 雖然狼可能掉牙但牠從不失本性。
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4. 雖然傷口可能癒合但會留下疤痕。
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5. 雖然我很喜愛珍但我不會娶她。
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