as though引导的倒装句

As引导让步状语从句倒装的用法
一、名词 + as / though + 主语 + 动词
King as he was,he was unhappy. 他虽是国王,但他并不幸福 。
Child as he is,he knows to help other. 他虽是个孩子,却知道帮助别人 。
【说明】其中的动词通常为连系动词,也就是说位于句首的名词是其后连系动词的表语 。另外,要特别注意位于句首的名词前习惯上不用冠词,即使其前有形容词修饰也不用冠词 。比较:
Boy as [though] he is,he likes to play with girls.=Though he is a boy,he likes to play with girls. 他虽是男孩,却喜欢与女孩子玩 。
Strong man as [though] he is,General Botha has been severely put to the test during the past few weeks.= Though he is a strong man,General Botha has been severely put to the test during the past few weeks. 波赛将军虽然坚强,但在过去的数周里也受到了严峻的考验 。
【as though引导的倒装句】

as though引导的倒装句


二、形容词 + as / though + 主语 + 动词
Successful as he is,he is not proud. 他虽然成功,但不骄傲 。
Improbable as it seems,it’s true. 虽然看起来不太可能,但却是真的 。
Stupid as it sounds,I was so in love with her that I believed her. 尽管听起来很愚蠢,我是如此爱她竟然相信了她的话 。
Patient as he was,he didn’t like waiting that long. 他虽说有耐心,也不愿等这么长 。
Beautiful though the necklace was,we thought it was over-priced. 那条项链虽然很漂亮,我们认为价钱太高 。
【说明】其中的动词也通常为连系动词,也就是说位于句首的形容词是其后连系动词的表语 。
as though引导的倒装句


三、副词 + as / though + 主语 + 动词
Much as I like Paris,I couldn’t live there. 尽管我喜欢巴黎,但我不能住在那里 。
Hard though they tried,they couldn’t make her change her mind. 尽管他们做了很大努力,却没法让她改变主意 。
Fast as you read,you can’t finish the book in two days. 尽管你读得很快,你总不能在两天之内就读完这本书 。
He was unable to make much progress,hard as he tried. 尽管他做了努力,却未能取得很大进步 。
【说明】有的词典将 much as 作为习语看待,认为它是一个用以引导让步状语从句的复合连词 。再如:
Much as I admire him as a writer,I do not like him as a man. 他作为一名作家我很佩服他,但我却不喜欢他这个人 。
Much as I like you,I couldn’t live with you. 我尽管很喜欢你,却不能和你在一起生活 。
as though引导的倒装句


四、动词原形 + as / though + 主语 + 动词
Object as you may,I’ll go.纵使你反对,我也要去 。
Try as he might,he couldn’t solve the problem. 尽管他想方设法,却未解决这个问题 。
Search as they would,they would find nobody in the house. 无论怎样搜查,他们在房子里仍然没有找到一个人 。
Dislike him as we may,we must acknowledge his greatness. 尽管我们不喜欢他,但必须承认他的伟大 。
Lose money as I did,we got a lot of experience. 钱虽然丢了,我们却得到了许多经验 。

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