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第20单元 状语（3） 1707 12．让步状语从句 Although（or Though）he is（or be）rich，he is（still， yet，nevertheless）unhappy． （He may be rich．） If he is old，he is still active． Even if（or Even though）he is（or be）willing，I will not trouble him． Granting（or Granted，Admitting）it is true，what is wrong？ He is contented，notwithstanding that（or in spite of the fact that，despite that） he is poor．（文气的说法） While（or When） he has got everything，he is still unsatisfied． Though he were rich，he would not be happy．（But in fact he is poor．） Even if he were willing，I would not trouble him．（But in fact he is not willing．） Rich as（or Though） he is（=Though he is rich），he is not happy．（P）（让步状语从句的最后一词移到as或though前面） Small as the dog looked，it was vicious． Sincerely as Mary loves him，he ignores her． Hero（不加冠词）as（or though）he was，he turned pale． Powerful man as he may be，he is a coward before his wife． Easy as you think it，it costs me a lot of labour． Great wealth as he has，he is not content． Punished as he was，he remained stubborn． While（=although）（正式文体） I object，I say nothing． While I like his face，I don‘t like his manners． She looks sick，if pretty（=though she looks pretty）．（L） Stay with me if only for a day（=though you stay with me only for a day）． He works hard if only to earn two dollars a day． 1708 13．“不管”状语从句 “不管”状语从句可以看作一种带有疑问词的让步状语从句，在多数情况下可译作“不管……”： Whatever（or No matter what）you（may）say，I can’t believe． （=Though you may say this，that or anything，I can‘t believe．） However（or Any way）you do it，you will get nothing． Whichever road we（may）take， we shall be too late． Wherever we live，we have trouble． You must select at least one job，no matter what（or which）． You must get married，no matter when． Whether you like the job or whether you think it usel