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used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a sentence seem surprising 雖然；盡管；即使 Although the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm. 盡管太陽高照，卻不很暖和。 Although small, the kitchen is well designed. 廚房雖小，但設計巧妙。
Language Bank howeverhoweverWays of saying ‘but’ “但是” 的表達方式 Politicians have promised to improve road safety. So far, however, little has been achieved. 政客們承諾要加強道路安全。但是，迄今爲止成效微乎其微。
Despite clear evidence from road safety studies, no new measures have been introduced. 盡管道路安全研究已得出確切依據，但仍未實施任何新措施。
Politicians have promised to improve road safety. In spite of this/Despite this, little has been achieved so far. 政客們承諾要加強道路安全。盡管如此，迄今爲止成效微乎其微。
Although politicians have promised to improve road safety, little has been achieved so far. 盡管政客們承諾要加強道路安全，但是迄今爲止成效微乎其微。
Some politicians claim that the new transport policy has been a success. In fact, it has been a total disaster. 一些政客宣稱新的交通政策非常成功，實際上卻是徹頭徹尾的失敗。
Government campaigns have had a measure of success, but the fact remains that large numbers of accidents are still caused by careless drivers. 政府的宣傳活動取得了一定的成功，但實際情況是大量的交通事故仍然是由於駕駛者疏忽造成的。
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used to mean ‘but’ or ‘however’ when you are commenting on a statement 不過；然而 Which Word? although / even though / thoughalthough / even though / though- You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the comma goes:
Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game. 盡管每個人都打得不錯，我們還是輸了。 We lost the game although/even though/though everyone played well. 我們輸了，盡管每個人都打得不錯。
- You cannot use even on its own at the beginning of a sentence or clause instead of although, even though or though:
- Even everyone played well, we lost the game.
- You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the comma goes:
Word OriginMiddle English: from the adverb all + though.