although能連用but嗎?
請看下面一題:Although he had only entered the contest for fun, _________ he won first prize.
A. but B. and C. even D. 不填
此題容易誤選A,將漢語的“雖然……但是……”直譯為"although ... but ..."。
【分析】正確答案選D。按英語語法,although 為從屬連詞,用以引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句,它表明整個句子為復(fù)合句;而 but 為從屬連詞,用以引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句,它表明整個句子為復(fù)合句;而在表示"但是"時,它是并列連詞,用以連接兩個簡單句使之成為并列句。由于在同一句中既用了從屬連詞 although,又用了并列連詞 but ,使得該句一半像復(fù)合句,一半像并列句,從而導(dǎo)致錯誤。正確的做法是,任意去掉 although 和 but 中的一個,使之要么成為復(fù)合句,要么成為并列句。其實,此題與上面一題的分析思路是一樣的。這里順便說一句,許多同學(xué)中的一個(包括許多老師和教學(xué)參考書)為了便于記憶,將此題與上面一題的知識點簡單地歸納為"按英語習(xí)慣,because和so不可連用,although 與 but 不可連用"。這種說法在通常情況下無疑是對的,也是有效的,但同學(xué)們一定要在明白以上道理的情況下來使用此規(guī)則,如果只是死記該規(guī)則,有時遇到一些語言特例仍然會出錯。如:But I didn't know that then, although I learned it later. 但我當(dāng)時的確不知道此事,盡管后來我還是知道了。此句既用了并列連詞 but,又用了從屬連詞 although,但它并未造成錯誤,原因是 although but 用于 although 之前,but 在此僅起到與上文轉(zhuǎn)折的作用,but 后的 I didn't know that then, although I learned it later. 仍為一個復(fù)合句。I tried doing the accounts, but although I knew some maths I found it very difficult. 我試著算這些賬,但盡管我懂點數(shù)學(xué),仍感到很困難。此句將 but 與 although 用在一起,但此句也沒有錯誤。該句從總體來看,它是一個以并列連詞 but 連接的并列句,而在該并列句的后面一句又是一個包含讓步狀語從句 although I knew some maths的復(fù)合句,這種句型就是所謂的并列復(fù)合句。此句也可改寫為 I tried doing the accounts, but I found it very difficult although I knew some maths.