Though 和 Although 的用法和注意点

一、连词 though 和 although 作“虽然”讲，引出让步状语从句

1. Although (或 Though) he is only eighteen years old, he has learned how to make deals. 虽然他才 18 岁，但他已学会如何做生意。
2. Though (或 Although) she went to the budget-store, she didn't buy anything. 尽管她去廉价商店了，但她什么都没有买。
3. The beeper, though it be small, is of great use in reality. 虽然寻呼机很小，但实际上大有用处。

注：翻译成汉语时，主句要加汉语“但（是）”或“还是”。英语却不能用 but，但可以用 still 或 yet。例如：

1）Although this matter sounds strange, yet it is true. 此事听起来虽然奇怪，但却是事实。
2）I was still calm although I was afraid. 虽然害怕，当时我还是镇静的。

二、注意 though 或 although 引出让步从句时可省略与主句相同的主语及其相应的 be 的形式

1. Though (或 Although) in a hurry, he stopped to answer my question. 尽管他匆忙急走，还是停了下来回答我的提问。
2. John, though one of the best students in our class, is not sure to get good marks in his examinations. 约翰虽是我班最好学生之一，但无把握在各科考试中取得良好成绩。

三、注意 though（不包括 although）引出的让步从句有时有词序颠倒的情况

1. Close though these friends are, they often argue at the meeting. 尽管这些朋友很知己，但在会上还是常争论。
2. Bravely though the basketball players fought, they had no chance of winning. 虽然这些篮球队员拼搏打球，但那时仍无望获胜。

四、though 还可作并列连词用，作”可是”讲，位于主句后面，并且其前面还有逗号

1. Hydrogen has its weight, though it is the lightest of all chemical elements. 氢有其重量，但它在所有化学元素中最轻。

五、as though (或 as if) 作“好像…似的”和 even though（或 even if）作“尽管、即使”讲时用法举例

1. He acted as though (或 as if) no accident had happened. 他表现得似乎什么事故都没有发生过。
2. She put up her right hand as though (或as if) to ask her teacher a question. 当时她举起右手，好像要向她的老师提一个问题。
3. She threw on her coat as though (或 as if) to go off at once. 她迅速穿上外衣，好像要马上离开。
4. Finally she went to Shanghai, even though (或 even if) I told her not to. 她去上海了，尽管我告诉她别走。
5. I’ll overcome all the difficulties, even though it (should) cost me my life. 我要克服一切困难，即使要献出我的生命.

注：As though (或 as if) 引出的从句常用虚拟语气。但在 look, seem 等动词引出的这种从句内，也可用陈述语气。

六、副词 though 作“可是”讲，常用于句末，但 although 无此用法

1. The second reason is the most important one, though. 可是第二个理由是最重要的。
2. It’s a hard task, I enjoy it though. 这是件艰难的任务，可是我乐意干。