另一個(gè)被廣為使用的從句是"even though"或"although"。請(qǐng)注意在此談?wù)摰牟⒉皇蔷渥拥腻e(cuò)誤，我們強(qiáng)調(diào)的是文體風(fēng)格問(wèn)題。

Plain: Although they were very important in California, laundries were even more significant in other parts of the United States, for laundering was one of the four "pioneer" occupations that enabled Chinese to move eastward across the continent.

Interesting: Important as they were in California, laundries were even more significant in other parts of the United States, for laundering was one of the four "pioneer" occupations that enabled Chinese to move eastward across the continent.

Plain: Even though the summer of 1889 was the warmest on record, the winter of the same year was cold.

Interesting: The summer of 1889 was the warmest on record, followed by a cold winter.