中儿正织鸡笼in spite of / despite
In spite of, despite and although are all ud to show a contrast but there are differences in the structures ud with them.
In spite of / despite
After in spite of and despite we u a noun or a pronoun.
鲜姜We enjoyed our camping holiday in spite of the rain.
Despite the pain in his leg he completed the marathon.
Despite having all the necessary qualifications, they didn’t offer me the job.
七彩花的故事Remember that the gerund (‘-ing’ form) is the ‘noun’ form of a verb.
The only difference between in spite of and despite is the ‘of’.
Despite of the bad weather, there was a large crowd at the match.
Although
After although we u a subject and a verb.
九夫痣是什么意思 We enjoyed our camping holiday although it rained every day.
Although he worked very hard, he didn’t manage to pass the exam.
The holiday was great although the hotel wasn’t very nice.
We can u in spite of and despite with a subject and verb if we include the expression ‘the fact that’.
In spite of the fact that he worked very hard, he didn’t manage to pass the exam.
水瓶座处女座Despite the fact that he worked very hard, he didn’t manage to pass the exam.
Even though
Even though is a slightly stronger form of although.
We decided to buy the hou even though we didn’t really have enough money.
You keep making that stupid noi even though I’ve asked you to stop three times.
Like although, even though is followed by a subject and a verb.
心里难过的图片even though和even if的用法区别
Compare the following:
1.Even if I had two hours to spare for shopping, I wouldn't go out and buy a suit.
2.Even though I had two hours to spare for shopping, I couldn't find the suit I wanted.
The first example describes an unreal situation where we could substitute 'just supposi
ng' for even if and say: just supposing I had two hours to spare for shopping, I still wouldn't go out and buy a suit.
The cond example describes a real situation where the shopper spent two hours looking for a particular kind of suit, but couldn't find it. When we attach even层峦叠嶂的意思 to though空气污染 in this way, we are in effect saying: you may find this !
Compare the following pairs of ntences:
Even though he lost his job as Arts Minister, he continued to rve in the government.
Even if he los his job as Arts Minister, I think he'll continue to rve in the government.
Even though the injury was rious, she decided to carry on playing. It was an important match.
I know she'll want to carry on playing, even if she gets injured. It's an important match.
Even though I've cleaned it and polished it, it still doesn't look new.
Even if I clean and polish it, it still won't look new.
