Vicki：Where did you go to college?
Jennifer：In Harbin.
Vicki：Wow, it must be very cold in winter.
Jennifer：Uh...Although it’s very cold outside, it’s quite warm inside.
Vicki：Really? How come?
Jennifer：Heating system is used in the north in winter. We can eat ice cream inside though it’s snowing outside.
Vicki：Cool, I wish I could go to the north sometime.
刚刚Vicki和Jennifer的对话中出现了两个从句，你记得是哪两个吗？
是Although it’s very cold outside, it’s quite warm inside.
We can eat ice cream inside though it’s snowing outside.我们已经学习过了状语从句，仔细观察这两个句子，你能找到它们的从属连词吗？
第一个句子的从属连词是although，第二个句子的从属连词是though。
Although it’s very cold outside, it’s quite warm inside.We can eat ice cream inside though it’s snowing outside.
although和though都是“虽然；尽管”的意思，第一句话的意思是：虽然外面很冷，但里面非常暖和。
第二句话的意思是：虽然外面在下雪，但我们可以在室内吃冰激凌。
由这两个句子可知，由although和though连接的，表示“虽然……，（但是）……”的从句，叫作“让步状语从句”。
（让步状语从句）
关于though和although这两个从属连词，有三点是我们要注意的哦。（although和though的用法）
1.although和though都意为“虽然；尽管”，though较普遍，常用于非正式的口语或书面语中，而although较为正式，语气比though重。
2. although和though都不能和but连用， 只能选择其一，因为他们属于不同类型的连词，不能混用。 也就是说刚刚对话中的两个句子不可以表达成：
Although it’s very cold outside, but it’s quite warm inside.
But we can eat ice cream inside though it’s snowing outside.
那有其他的连词和它们连用来表达“虽然......但是......”的意思吗？比如although和though可以和yet或still连用，构成though/although...yet或though/although..still，意思是“虽然......但是......”。
例如：Although he was tired, he was still working. 虽然他很累，但他还在工作。
Though he is young, yet he knows a lot.虽然他很年轻，但是他知道很多。
3.even可以和though搭配使用，此时even though = even if，表示“即使.......也......”。但是even不可以和although搭配使用哦。Molly，你能用even though举个例子吗？
Even though you do not like it, you must do it.
即使你不喜欢这工作，你也得做。
Though the wound be healed yet a scar remains.创伤可愈合,伤疤犹留存。关于让步状语从句的谚语也不少呢，掌握好它们也可以给你的英文写作添加一抹亮色哦！