美語會話 118 Even If和Even though的區(qū)別
劇碼： Even If
哪里有問題?
阿美最近遇到困難，一直無法克服，她想跟同事說︰「雖然我已經(jīng)試過很多不同的方法，但我還是沒辦法解決這問題?！?/p>
Even if I have tried many different ways, I still can't fix the problem.
你知道這句子錯在哪里嗎?
答案在這里
even if(即使)是假設(shè)語氣，不能用來描述已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事實。以本句中文的含意，連接詞應(yīng)使用even though(雖然)才對。
秘訣大公開
even if(即使)用于「未知情況」或「與事實相反的假設(shè)」，even though(雖然)則是接「實際上已經(jīng)發(fā)生」的事。
這句可以這樣改
改用even though，表示已經(jīng)試過很多方法
Even though I have tried many different ways, I still can't fix the problem.
even though的用法
even though用于「已經(jīng)存在」的事實，例如這人已經(jīng)遲到了︰
Even though she was a little late, we still waited for her.
even if的用法
even if用于「未知」或「假設(shè)」的情況，表示無論情況如何，結(jié)果都是相同的，下列為兩種常見的用法︰
1. 未知情況，例如不確定這個人是否會遲到︰
Even if she is a little late, we can still wait for her.
2. 假設(shè)情況，例如這個人其實并未遲到︰
Even if she had been a little late, we still would have waited for her.
