328. They will take a call from a persistent parent, even if they're loaded with works.
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即使(儿女们)工作上忙得不可开交时,他们的父母也会经常打电话来催促。点睛
even if意为“即使”,引导让步状语从句,相当于even though。二者的区别在于:even if表递进关系,用来强调尽管某事可能存在或发生,另一种情况依然存在;而even though则表转折关系,用于引出事实,使得句子的陈述令人意想不到。如:Even if you saw him pick up the money, you can't be sure he stole it. 就算你看见是他拾起的钱,你也不能肯定地说,钱就是他偷的。
Even though I hadn't seen my classmate for many years, I recognized him immediately. 虽然多年没有见过我的同学,我还是马上认出了他。
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与even if,even though形式类似的表达还有even so,但是even so为短语,意为“即使这样”,通常用作插入语,而不能引导从句。如:Professor Lee failed him in the finals; even so, Peter is still happy for the coming holiday. 李教授把彼得的期末成绩判为不及格;即使如此,彼得还是为即将到来的假期而感到开心。