364. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, even though they have no schedules to keep.
譯文
很多病人堅(jiān)持在住院期間戴表，即便他們并沒有計(jì)劃安排。
點(diǎn)睛
insist on意為“堅(jiān)持”，后面通常接名詞。如：
I must insist on more regular hours. 我必須堅(jiān)持按時(shí)起居。
此外，insist on后面還可以接“人稱代詞的所有格＋動(dòng)詞-ing形式”。如：
I insist on your taking immediate action to put this right. 我堅(jiān)決要求你立刻采取行動(dòng)，把事情處理好。
此時(shí)，insist on表達(dá)的含義相當(dāng)于insist that...，只是后者所接的賓語從句應(yīng)用虛擬語氣。如上句可以改寫為：
I insist that you (should) take immediate action to put this right.
考點(diǎn)歸納
even though意為“即使”，可以引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。除此之外，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句的連接詞還有：although，though，even if，however，whatever，whenever，whoever，whichever。如：
Even though I hadn't seen my classmate for many years, I recognized him immediately. 雖然多年沒有見過我的同學(xué)，我還是立刻認(rèn)出了他。
Although/Though I gave him some advice, he didn't take them. 盡管我給了他一些建議，他并沒有采納。
John continued to work hard even if/even though he felt sick. 雖然感覺不舒服，約翰仍然堅(jiān)持努力工作。
