牛津英语：不要只会用but！Although，though和even though到底应该怎么用？
Although
Although is a conjunction. It is used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising.
Although是连词，用在当主要陈述显得出乎意料时。
● Although Jane was the most deserving candidate, she didn’t get the job.
虽然简是最佳的候选人，但她没有得到那份工作。
● Although she is rich and famous, she is not happy.
虽然她有钱又有名，但她并不快乐。
● The soldiers fought bravely, and although they were badly wounded, they refused to surrender.
士兵们英勇作战，虽然受了重伤，但他们拒绝投降。
Though and even though
Though and although are interchangeable. Though is more common.
Though和although是可互换的。Tough更常见一点。
● Though she was poor she would never ask for help.
虽然她很穷，但她从不寻求帮助。
● Though difficult, the journey was not dangerous.
虽然旅途艰难，但并不危险。
Even though is more emphatic than though and although.
Even though比though和although程度更深。
● The soldiers went on fighting even though they were badly injured.
尽管士兵们受了重伤，他们还是继续战斗。
Notes
Though, although and even though are subordinating conjunctions. They introduce a dependent clause that needs to be attached to an independent clause.
Though, although和even Though是从属连词。它们引入了一个需要附加到独立分句上的从属子句。
When clauses introduced by these subordinating conjunctions come at the beginning of a sentence, we usually separate them with a comma. Note that the commas can be left out if the clauses are very short.
当这些从属连词引导的从句出现在句首时，我们通常用逗号分隔它们。注意，如果分句很短，逗号可以省略。
The coordinating conjunction but can express the same idea.
并列连词but能表达相同的意思。
● The soldiers were badly injured but they went on fighting.
士兵们受了重伤，但他们还是继续战斗。
● She was poor but she would never ask for help.
她很穷，但她从不寻求帮助。
The same ideas can also be expressed using the transitional adverbs however, nevertheless and nonetheless.
同样的意思也可以用过渡副词however, nevertheless和nonetheless来表达。
● They were badly injured; nevertheless, they went on fighting.
他们受了重伤;尽管如此，他们还是继续战斗。
● Jane was the most deserving candidate; however, she didn’t get the job.
简是最有资格的候选人;然而，她没有得到那份工作。
● It was a difficult race; nonetheless, over 1,000 runners participated.
这是一场艰难的比赛;尽管如此，还是有超过1000名跑步者参加了比赛。
Note the punctuation. Transitional adverbs do not connect two clauses; they merely facilitate the flow of ideas.
注意标点符号。过渡副词不连接两个从句;它们只是为了意思的连贯。
A transitional adverb should be preceded by a full stop or a semicolon. And it should be followed by a comma.
过渡副词前应加句号或分号。后面应该加逗号。
Although
Although is a conjunction. It is used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising.
Although是连词，用在当主要陈述显得出乎意料时。
● Although Jane was the most deserving candidate, she didn’t get the job.
虽然简是最佳的候选人，但她没有得到那份工作。
● Although she is rich and famous, she is not happy.
虽然她有钱又有名，但她并不快乐。
● The soldiers fought bravely, and although they were badly wounded, they refused to surrender.
士兵们英勇作战，虽然受了重伤，但他们拒绝投降。
Though and even though
Though and although are interchangeable. Though is more common.
Though和although是可互换的。Tough更常见一点。
● Though she was poor she would never ask for help.
虽然她很穷，但她从不寻求帮助。
● Though difficult, the journey was not dangerous.
虽然旅途艰难，但并不危险。
Even though is more emphatic than though and although.
Even though比though和although程度更深。
● The soldiers went on fighting even though they were badly injured.
尽管士兵们受了重伤，他们还是继续战斗。
Notes
Though, although and even though are subordinating conjunctions. They introduce a dependent clause that needs to be attached to an independent clause.
Though, although和even Though是从属连词。它们引入了一个需要附加到独立分句上的从属子句。
When clauses introduced by these subordinating conjunctions come at the beginning of a sentence, we usually separate them with a comma. Note that the commas can be left out if the clauses are very short.
当这些从属连词引导的从句出现在句首时，我们通常用逗号分隔它们。注意，如果分句很短，逗号可以省略。
The coordinating conjunction but can express the same idea.
并列连词but能表达相同的意思。
● The soldiers were badly injured but they went on fighting.
士兵们受了重伤，但他们还是继续战斗。
● She was poor but she would never ask for help.
她很穷，但她从不寻求帮助。
The same ideas can also be expressed using the transitional adverbs however, nevertheless and nonetheless.
同样的意思也可以用过渡副词however, nevertheless和nonetheless来表达。
● They were badly injured; nevertheless, they went on fighting.
他们受了重伤;尽管如此，他们还是继续战斗。
● Jane was the most deserving candidate; however, she didn’t get the job.
简是最有资格的候选人;然而，她没有得到那份工作。
● It was a difficult race; nonetheless, over 1,000 runners participated.
这是一场艰难的比赛;尽管如此，还是有超过1000名跑步者参加了比赛。
Note the punctuation. Transitional adverbs do not connect two clauses; they merely facilitate the flow of ideas.
注意标点符号。过渡副词不连接两个从句;它们只是为了意思的连贯。
A transitional adverb should be preceded by a full stop or a semicolon. And it should be followed by a comma.
过渡副词前应加句号或分号。后面应该加逗号。
