常用的关联词有:though(虽然),although(虽然),as(尽管,虽然),even if(即使),even though(即使),however(不管怎样),whatever(无论什么),whoever(无论谁),no matter when(how,what,who,where,which)[无论何时(怎样,什么,谁,何地,哪个)],whether…or(不管……),等。如:
Air exists everywhere although we can’t see it.
尽管我们看不见空气,但它却无处不存在。
No matter where you go on the earth,you will feel the gravity.
无论你走到地球的什么地方,你都会感觉到地引力。
We’ll start our meeting on time whether he comes or not.
无论他来不来,我们将准时开会。
Even if we are approaching the end of the experiment,we still have no time to lose.
即使我们即将完成试验,我们依然要分秒必争。
注意:当as引导让步状语从句时,从句往往放在主句的前面,而且用作让步的部分总是提前到句首。如:
Old as he is,he is still energetic.
尽管他上了年纪却还是依然精力充沛。(表语作为让步的内容,因此提前了)
Try as he might,he couldn’t solve the problem.
尽管他很努力但还是无法解决这个问题。(谓语提前了)
Much as you suspected him,you couldn’t provide powerful evidence.
虽然你非常怀疑他,但是你却无法提供有力的证据。
(状语作为让步的内容,因此提前了)