328. They will take a call from a persistent parent, even if they're loaded with works.
譯文
即使(兒女們)工作上忙得不可開(kāi)交時(shí),他們的父母也會(huì)經(jīng)常打電話來(lái)催促。
點(diǎn)睛
even if意為“即使”,引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句,相當(dāng)于even though。二者的區(qū)別在于:even if表遞進(jìn)關(guān)系,用來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)盡管某事可能存在或發(fā)生,另一種情況依然存在;而even though則表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,用于引出事實(shí),使得句子的陳述令人意想不到。如:
Even if you saw him pick up the money, you can't be sure he stole it. 就算你看見(jiàn)是他拾起的錢(qián),你也不能肯定地說(shuō),錢(qián)就是他偷的。
Even though I hadn't seen my classmate for many years, I recognized him immediately. 雖然多年沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)我的同學(xué),我還是馬上認(rèn)出了他。
考點(diǎn)歸納
與even if,even though形式類似的表達(dá)還有even so,但是even so為短語(yǔ),意為“即使這樣”,通常用作插入語(yǔ),而不能引導(dǎo)從句。如:
Professor Lee failed him in the finals; even so, Peter is still happy for the coming holiday. 李教授把彼得的期末成績(jī)判為不及格;即使如此,彼得還是為即將到來(lái)的假期而感到開(kāi)心。