754　名词/形容词/副词/动词+as从句

◎ “名词/形容词/副词/动词+as从句”既可以表示让步，也可以表示原因。因此，在进行转换时，要根据其具体含义，或变为although/though从句，或变为as从句。比较：

他虽然还是个孩子，但知道死亡意味着什么。

Child as he is，he knows what death means. （表示让步。另外注意，这种句中的名词（child）前不用任何冠词）

由于还是个孩子，他不知道死亡意味着什么。

Child as he is，he doesn't know what death means. （表示原因）

=As he is a child，he doesn't know what death means.

Hard as he may try，he won't get it. 不管他怎样努力，还是得不到它。

=Although he may try hard，he won't get it.

=However hard he may try，he won't get it.

=No matter how hard he may try，he won't get it.