137. It's up to you to plug the leak—even though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life.
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是否封住漏洞取决于你——即使有一大堆理由让你困在无聊的日常工作中。点睛
本句的主干是it's up to you。even though引导让步状语从句。plug意为“堵住”。如：
The tube gets plugged sometimes. 这管子有时会堵塞。
本句中的plug a leak又可以说成plug up a leak，意为“堵塞漏洞”。
stuck为stick的过去式，stick in为固定短语，意为“坚持；陷在（困境之中）”。如：
It stuck in my throat to have to accept charity from them. 我不得不接受他们的施舍，此事令我耿耿于怀。
考点归纳
让步状语从句是英语中的九大状语从句之一，主要用来表示让步关系，即“虽然，尽管，即使”等概念。让步状语从句的引导词包括：| although/though/while 尽管 | as/that 虽然 |
| however 无论怎样 | whatever 无论什么 |
| whoever/whomever 无论谁 | whichever 无论哪个 |
| whenever 无论何时 | wherever 无论哪里 |
| whether 是否 | even if/though 即使 |
| no matter（who/what/where/when/how）无论（谁／什么／哪里／何时／怎样） |
1) Though it is true that one must not live in the past, it is important to use the past to learn from his mistakes. 尽管人的确不该生活在过去，但从过去的错误中汲取教训却是重要的。
2) Although/Though he is very old, (yet) he is quite strong. 他虽然年纪大了，身体却还很健壮。
由as和though引导的让步状语从句。as引导的让步状语从句必须以部分倒装的形式出现，倒装的部分可以是表语、状语或动词原形。though有时也用于这样的结构中，但although不可以这样用。如：
Hard as/though he works, he makes little progress.（＝Though he works hard, he makes little progress.）尽管他学习很努力，但几乎没取得什么进步。
由“no matter＋疑问词或疑问词＋后缀ever”引导的让步状语从句。
注意，no matter what＝whatever, no matter who＝whoever, no matter when＝whenever, no matter where＝wherever, no matter which＝whichever, no matter how＝however。如：
No matter what you do, do with your might.（＝Whatever you do, do with your might.）无论你做什么，都要尽力而为。
由ever if/even though引导的让步状语从句。如：
We'll make a trip even though the weather is bad. 即使天气不好，我们也要去旅行。
由whether...or引导的让步状语从句。如：
Whether you believe it or not, it is true. 信不信由你，这确实是真的。
