一、慣用法問題
不要按漢語“雖然……但是……”的表達(dá)習(xí)慣,在 although 后連用 but。如:
雖然天很冷,但我們還是去了那兒。
正:Although it was cold, we went there.
誤:Although it was cold, but we went there.
但是在強(qiáng)調(diào)時,although 可與 yet, still 等副詞連用。如:
Though he seems happy, yet he is worried. 雖然他看起來很幸福,但他實際上很煩惱。
值得一提的是,在某些特定的語境中,although 與 but 連用的句子是可能的(注:but 引出的句子在 although 從句之前)。如:
But I didn’t know that then, although I learned it later. 但我當(dāng)時的確不知道此事,盡管后來還是知道了。
He wanted to go abroad, but although he had some money he couldn’t afford it. 他想出國,盡管他有些錢,但還是負(fù)擔(dān)不起。
二、although與though的區(qū)別
1. 用作連詞,表示“雖然”,兩者大致同義,可換用,只是 although 比 though 更為正式。如:
Though [Although] it was raining,we went there. 雖然下著雨,但我們還是去了那兒。
2. although 一般不用作副詞,而 though 可用作副詞,且一般放在句末(不放在句首),意為“可是”、“不過”。如:
It’s hard work; I enjoy it though. 工作很辛苦,可是我樂意干。
這樣用的 though 有時可與 however 換用。如:
We all tried our best. We lost the game, though [however]. 我們都已盡了最大的力量,但我們還是輸了。
3. 在 as though(好像,仿佛), even though(即使,縱然) 等固定短語中不能用 although。如:
He talks as though he knew anything. 他夸夸其談好像無所不知。
4. though 引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句可用部分倒裝的形式(注意:倒裝后位于句首的名詞之前不用冠詞),但 although 一般不這樣用。如:(from www.yywords.com)
Poor though I am, I can afford it. 我雖窮,但這東西還是買得起的。
Child though he was, he did quite well. 他雖是孩子,但干得很好。