Eztalk美语【118】Even If和Even though的区别

剧码： Even If

哪里有问题?

阿美最近遇到困难，一直无法克服，她想跟同事说︰「虽然我已经试过很多不同的方法，但我还是没办法解决这问题。」

Even if I have tried many different ways, I still can't fix the problem.

你知道这句子错在哪里吗?

答案在这里

even if(即使)是假设语气，不能用来描述已经发生的事实。以本句中文的含意，连接词应使用even though(虽然)才对。

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even if(即使)用于「未知情况」或「与事实相反的假设」，even though(虽然)则是接「实际上已经发生」的事。

这句可以这样改

改用even though，表示已经试过很多方法

Even though I have tried many different ways, I still can't fix the problem.

even though的用法

even though用于「已经存在」的事实，例如这人已经迟到了︰

Even though she was a little late, we still waited for her.

even if的用法

even if用于「未知」或「假设」的情况，表示无论情况如何，结果都是相同的，下列为两种常见的用法︰

1. 未知情况，例如不确定这个人是否会迟到︰

Even if she is a little late, we can still wait for her.

2. 假设情况，例如这个人其实并未迟到︰

Even if she had been a little late, we still would have waited for her.