标题: 提问！！！ [打印本页] 作者: yaoxiayi 时间: 2010-5-21 20:27 标题: 提问！！！ 66. Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produce distinguished architecture. (A) even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produce (B) even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money will produce (C) even though there is no certainty that the expenditure of money in large sums produces (D) even though it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produces (E) though there is no certainty as to the expenditure of money in large sums producing
答案是D，为什么不是B呢？作者: silent7706 时间: 2010-5-22 00:54
"Even though" means "despite the fact that;" whereas, "Even if" means "whether or not."
D) is better than B) in this context.作者: wenyuanalive 时间: 2010-5-22 09:32
agree with silent7706
Compare the following: Even if I had two hours to spare for shopping, I wouldn't go out and buy a suit. Even though I had two hours to spare for shopping, I couldn't find the suit I wanted.
don't consider it in Chinese "即使"作者: yaoxiayi 时间: 2010-5-22 10:17
了解~