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329 though／although和in spite of
（介词短语），despite（介词）
两个相反的或对照的陈述语，如He had no qualifications（他没有资格证明）和 He got the job（他得到了工作），可用下列方法合并到一个句子里：
A 可如上面第 327节所示，用but，however或 nevertheless：
He had no qualifications but he got the job．
他没有资格证明，但他却得到了这份工作。
He had no qualifications；however he got the job/he got the job，howev－ er． 他没有资格证明，但仍然得到了这份工作。
He had no qualifications；nevertheless he got the job．
他没有资格证明，然而他还是得到了这份工作。
B 可以使用 though／although：
He got the job although he had no qualifications．
Although he had no qualifications he got the job．
尽管他没有资格证明，他还是得到了这份工作。
C 可以使用 in spite of／despite+名词／代词／动名词：
In spite of having no qualifications he got the job．
He got the job in spite of having no qualifications．
（译文同上。）
despite（= in spite of）主要用于报刊和正规英语中：
Despite the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course．
尽管气候条件恶劣，所有车辆都跑完了全程。
D 注意though／although之后要求用主语+动词结构：