although意思相当于though(尽管,虽然),用来引导让步状语从句.它所引导的从句不能与并列连词but,and,so等连用,但可以和yet,still等词连用.
如:①although the book was old,we decided to buy it.尽管这本书很旧,我们还是决定买.
②there is air all around us,although we cannot see it.虽然我们看见空气,空气却存在于我们的周围.
③although princeton has a world-famous university,it is still a small quiet town.普林斯顿虽然有一所世界闻名的大学,但仍然是个安静的小镇.
记住,在学习连接词时,一定要弄明白他们是连接副词还是连接代词,连接副词就是副词,不作句子主要成分,连接代词要做句子成分,考试最喜欢考连接代词不仅有连接作用,而且还在从句中充当主语,表语、定语等句子成分.常见连接代词有 who ,whom ,whose which ,what ,whatever ,whoever连接副词除了连接从句外,还在从句中作状语.常见连接副词有 when ,where ,why ,how.
although较正式,语气强.although引导的从句放在主句前后均可,有时还可放在句中.although引导的从句不能与but,however连用,但可与yet,still连用.不能说:Although he was old,but he worked hard.应把but去掉.当然,保留but而去Although也可.