though／although和in spite of

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329 though／although和in spite of

（介词短语），despite（介词）

两个相反的或对照的陈述语，如He had no qualifications（他没有资格证明）和 He got the job（他得到了工作），可用下列方法合并到一个句子里：

A 可如上面第 327节所示，用but，however或 nevertheless：

He had no qualifications but he got the job．

他没有资格证明，但他却得到了这份工作。

He had no qualifications；however he got the job/he got the job，howev－ er． 他没有资格证明，但仍然得到了这份工作。

He had no qualifications；nevertheless he got the job．

他没有资格证明，然而他还是得到了这份工作。

B 可以使用 though／although：

He got the job although he had no qualifications．

Although he had no qualifications he got the job．

尽管他没有资格证明，他还是得到了这份工作。

C 可以使用 in spite of／despite+名词／代词／动名词：

In spite of having no qualifications he got the job．

He got the job in spite of having no qualifications．

（译文同上。）

despite（= in spite of）主要用于报刊和正规英语中：

Despite the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course．

尽管气候条件恶劣，所有车辆都跑完了全程。

D 注意though／although之后要求用主语+动词结构：

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