时间:2019-01-02 作者:英语课 分类:2017年VOA慢速英语(二)月


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For VOA Learning 1 English, this is Everyday Grammar.


Imagine that you are walking down the street in an American city.


You might hear short conversations as you pass people. One such short conversation might sound like this:


A: Should we try that restaurant? I hear the food is cheap!


B: Their food is supposed to be bad, though.* There's a reason the food is cheap!


A: Yeah but I need to save money for my Mom's Christmas gift!


The point of this conversation is not to teach you that America has a lot of bad restaurants. In fact, America does have some very good restaurants!


The point of this conversation is to show you how some Americans disagree with each other in everyday conversation. These friendly disagreements, for example, might be between friends who are trying to decide what they want to do.


Americans often use the words, though and but, to show contrast or disagreement. They may use these words in specific ways to be more or less forceful.


In today's report, we will explore how the words though and but are used in everyday conversation.


Though


In many grammar books, you will see that though introduces a clause 2 that shows an unexpected 3 result.


For example, you might read a sentence such as this: "Though it was raining, we went for a walk."


Though is not commonly used this way in everyday conversation.


Susan Conrad and Douglas Biber are English grammar experts. They say that in conversation, though is commonly used as an adverb. The adverb can show a transition 4 between sentences. In other words, it links ideas between sentences. When though is used as a transition, it shows disagreement or contrast.


It often appears at the end of a sentence.


3 Common Uses of Though in Conversation


Though has three common uses in conversation, say Conrad and Biber.


#1 Showing contrast with a previous statement


First, a speaker can use though to express contrast with their own statement.


So, for example, a speaker talking about a new pair of jeans might say the following:


"These jeans are a little loose. I like the color, though."


#2 Showing contrast with another speaker's statement


The second common use of though is to show a contrast with another speaker's point. It does not necessarily 5 mean that one speaker disagrees with the other, it just means that one speaker is adding a contrasting point to the statement of the other speaker.


Here is an example:


"A: These jeans are really nice."


B: Yeah, they're expensive, though."


#3 Showing disagreement with another speaker


The third common use of though is to show disagreement with another speaker's previous statement.



n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
n.(正式文件或法律文件的)条款,从句,分句
  • The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.这句中有一个主句和一个从句。
  • What clause do you require in the contract?你要求在合同中订上什么条款?
adj.想不到的,意外的
  • I always keep some good wine in for unexpected guests.我总保存些好酒,用来招待不速之客。
  • His promotion was unexpected.他的升迁出人意料。
n.转变,变迁,过渡
  • Adolescence is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood.青春期是童年与成年之间的过渡时期。
  • They all support a peaceful transition.他们全部都支持和平过渡。
adv.必要地,必需地;必定地,必然地
  • More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
  • A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。
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