牛津實用英語語法:329 though／although和in spite of
兩個相反的或對照的陳述語，如He had no qualifications(他沒有資格證明)和 He got the job(他得到了工作)，可用下列方法合并到一個句子里：
A 用but，however或 nevertheless：
He had no qualifications but he got the job.
他沒有資格證明，但他卻得到了這份工作。
He had no qualifications;however he got the job/he got the job，howev- er.
他沒有資格證明，但仍然得到了這份工作。
He had no qualifications;nevertheless he got the job.
他沒有資格證明，然而他還是得到了這份工作。
B 可以使用 though/although：
Although he had no qualifications he got the job.
盡管他沒有資格證明，他還是得到了這份工作。
C 可以使用 in spite of/despite+名詞/代詞/動名詞：
In spite of having no qualifications he got the job.
He got the job in spite of having no qualifications.
(譯文同上。)
despite(= in spite of)主要用于報刊和正規(guī)英語中：
Despite the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course.
盡管氣候條件惡劣，所有車輛都跑完了全程。
D 注意though/although之后要求用主語+動詞結構：
Although it was windy...
盡管有風
in spite of/despite要求帶名詞/代詞或動名詞：
In spite of the wind...
(譯文同上。)
例句：
Although it smelt horrible...
盡管味道很難聞相當于：
In spite of the horrible smell...
任憑味道多難聞
Although it was dangerous...
盡管這很危險相當于：
In spite of the danger...
哪怕有危險
Though he was inexperienced...
雖然他沒有經(jīng)驗相當于：
In spite of his inexperience/his being inexperienced...
哪怕他沒有經(jīng)驗
兩個相反的或對照的陳述語，如He had no qualifications(他沒有資格證明)和 He got the job(他得到了工作)，可用下列方法合并到一個句子里：
A 用but，however或 nevertheless：
He had no qualifications but he got the job.
他沒有資格證明，但他卻得到了這份工作。
He had no qualifications;however he got the job/he got the job，howev- er.
他沒有資格證明，但仍然得到了這份工作。
He had no qualifications;nevertheless he got the job.
他沒有資格證明，然而他還是得到了這份工作。
B 可以使用 though/although：
Although he had no qualifications he got the job.
盡管他沒有資格證明，他還是得到了這份工作。
C 可以使用 in spite of/despite+名詞/代詞/動名詞：
In spite of having no qualifications he got the job.
He got the job in spite of having no qualifications.
(譯文同上。)
despite(= in spite of)主要用于報刊和正規(guī)英語中：
Despite the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course.
盡管氣候條件惡劣，所有車輛都跑完了全程。
D 注意though/although之后要求用主語+動詞結構：
Although it was windy...
盡管有風
in spite of/despite要求帶名詞/代詞或動名詞：
In spite of the wind...
(譯文同上。)
例句：
Although it smelt horrible...
盡管味道很難聞相當于：
In spite of the horrible smell...
任憑味道多難聞
Although it was dangerous...
盡管這很危險相當于：
In spite of the danger...
哪怕有危險
Though he was inexperienced...
雖然他沒有經(jīng)驗相當于：
In spite of his inexperience/his being inexperienced...
哪怕他沒有經(jīng)驗
