Faith口语天天学第87期:尽管……也要做某事

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今天，我们来学习三种“尽管……也要做某事”的英语表达法：

1. in spite of：不管，不顾；尽管，虽然……也要做某事（在of后面一般放名词或名词性词组，也可以放其它词性的词）：

I went out in spite of the rain. 尽管下雨我还是外出了。

I'm present in the board meeting in spite of my illness. 尽管生病了，我还是出席了董事会议。

He laughed in spite of himself. 他不禁笑出声来。

2．Despite: prep.不管, 尽管，其用法：despite（the fact）that引导的从句，或despite + 名词/名词性词组/其它词性的词：

Despite the fact that she is short, she is an excellent basketball player. 尽管她个子矮, 却是个出色的篮球运动员。

He failed despite all his efforts. 尽管他下了许多功夫，他还是失败了。

She achieved her goal despite setbacks. 尽管遇到了挫折但她最终实现了她的目标。

3．though/even though: 虽然; 尽管, 即使, 纵然, though后面放个句子，另一个句子前就不用“but”.

It's quite pleasant today, though the wind is rather cool. 尽管风有点凉, 今天天气还是很不错的。

Though he's fool, I like him nonetheless. 虽然他很笨, 我仍然喜欢他。

Even though he was getting angry, his voice remained level. 即使他非常生气, 他的声音仍保持稳定。

He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience. 尽管他经验最少, 但教得最好。

Though I do need a rest, I'm managing to update the lesson everyday from Monday to Friday.