四、让步状语从句

让步状语从句表示“虽然，即使，尽管”。引导词有although，though，even though, even if都表示“虽然，即使，尽管”之意。主句中不能用but，但可用yet、Though和although语气较弱(其中的though比although通俗，不如although正式)，even if和even though带有强调意味而显得语气更强。例如：Although they are poor ,they are happy yet.

虽然他们很穷，但很快乐The article is very important though it is short.

那篇文章虽然很短，但很重要。Even though it was raining, she walked to work.

即使下雨，她也是走着去工作的。I’ll visit him this evening even if I can stay only a few minutes.

今晚我将去拜访他，即使我只能停留一小会儿。

注意though引导的让步状语从句的用法比较特殊，它可以倒装，也可以不倒装。