由一道选择题浅析though和 although的异同
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由一道选择题浅析though和 although的异同
作者:吴锋
来源:《都市家教·上半月》2014年第11期
《优化设计》上有一道选择题,内容如下:
, he is looked down upon.
A. Talented though the artist is
B. As the artist is talented
C. Talented although the artist is
D. Are talented as the artist
此题答案为A,许多学生不清楚为什么不选C,这里就考查了though和although的区别。笔者现将两者的异同点总结如下。
用作连词时,though和although同义,表示“虽然”,在一般情况下可以互换使用,只是although比though更为正式。例如:
They are generous though/although they are poor.
他们尽管穷,却十分慷慨。
Though/Although it is hard work, I enjoy it.
尽管这是一件苦活,我倒很乐意干。
但although比though语气较重,常用以强调让步概念。例如:
Jim insisted on doing it although I warned him not to.
尽管我告诫Jim不要做那件事,但他却坚持要做。
而在一些情况下,although不能与though互换使用,只能用though。
(1)though能接受even的强调,但although则不能。例如:
I forgot to do my homework even though my mother reminded me.
尽管妈妈提醒了我,我还是忘了要做我的家庭作业。
(2)though可与as连用,意义为“好像”、“仿佛”,相当于as if,而although则不能。例如:
Jane closed her eyes as though she were very tired.
Jane闭上眼睛,仿佛很累似的。
(3)当让步分句采用虚拟语气,是一种臆想的非真实的情况时,通常用though而不用although。例如:
Though all the world were against me, I should still hold to my opinion.
尽管全世界反对我,我们仍然会坚持我的观点。
(4)though可将让步状语从句中的表语提前而倒装(此时相当于as,注意表语如果是可数名词单数,要省略a/an),而although则不可以。例如:
Child though/as he is, he can do many great things.
尽管他是个小孩,但他能做许多大事。
Clever though he was, he failed the exam.
尽管他很聪明,但他考试却失败了。
而本文开关的选择题选A而不选C的原因就在于此。
(5)though可作副词用,在非正式语体中作连接性状语,而although则不能。例如:
It is hard work; I enjoy it though.
这是件苦活,不过我倒乐意干。
He is a bad manager. There is no reason, though, to dismiss him.
他是个差劲的经理,然而没有理由(就此)把他免职。
以上是笔者对though和although异同的一点浅显的认识,希望能对广大师生有所裨益,并起到抛砖引玉的作用。
作者简介:
吴锋(1979~),男,湖北孝感人,研究方向:英语教育。