Ⅱ.重点句型详解

1．Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English. 以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所说的英语不尽相同，也可以相互交流。

句中 even if 相当于 even though, 意为“即使；尽管”，引导让步状语从句。even if/though 引导的从句中可用现在时代替将来时。

①Even if you don't like flowers, you shouldn't miss the flower exhibition.即使你不喜欢花，这次花展你也不应错过。

②We have decided to visit the museum even if it rains tomorrow.我们决定明天去参观博物馆，即使下雨。

拓展：(1)引导让步状语从句的引导词还有 although, though, no matter when/what..., whenever, wherever, however 等等。

(2)as也可以引导让步状语从句，但要把其表语、谓语或宾语前置，且前置的单数名词不可以加冠词。

①Even though you achieve great success in your work, you should not be conceited.即使你们在工作中取得了巨大的成绩，也不应该自满。

②Whatever you do, do it well.不管你做什么，把它做好。

③However hot it is, he won't take off his hat.不管多热，他都不摘下帽子。

④Girl as she is, she can go alone in the darkness.尽管她是个女孩，她敢一个人走夜路。

[即境活用1]　

(2007•浙江)Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, ______they knew it to be valuable.
A．as if　B．now that C．even though D．so that

解析：even though＝even if “即使”，引导让步状语从句。

答案：C

2．Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English. 信不信由你，(世界上)没有什么标准英语。
(1)believe it or not 信不信由你。常在句中做插入语。

(2)no such thing 没有这样的事情。such与 all, no, some, any, few, little, many, much, several, one 等词连用时，应位于它们的后面。

①Believe it or not, he refused to accept our offer.信不信由你，他拒绝接受我们的帮助。

②There is no such street in the city.这城市没有那样的街道。

③He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse.他说他没有时间或别的诸如此类的借口。

[即境活用2]　

(2009•安徽)I’m amazed to hear from my school teacher again. ______， it is ten years since we met last.
A．In a word B．What’s more  C．That’s to say D．Believe it or not

解析：句意：想不到又一次收到学校老师的来信，信不信由你，我们上次见面还是在十年前。in a word总之；what’s more而且；that’s to say也就是说；believe it or not信不信由你。

答案：D