【Jinnal Woo】評論

In spite of = Despite (of) = 雖然，儘管(Despite of 的of 可加或不加)，後面接<名詞。Although = though = in spite = even if = even though 也是雖然，儘管，但是後面要接<句子。

【Kei Ko】評論

謝謝^^那你說ln spite of 後面皆名詞，那many difficulties這是名詞??

【Annie Lu】評論

1. though / although / even though + 副詞子句（S + V）though：這相對不正式的用法，除了放在句首，也可以放在句末。如果要放在句尾，前面主要子句以及副詞子句必須拆成兩個獨立的完整句子。e.g I think I did well though the exam was difficult.= Though the exam was difficult, I think I did well.= The exam was difficult. I think I did well, though.although：不可放在句末，只可放在句首或是句中，但是要注意放在句中時，前面不需要打上逗號e.g Although the exam was difficult, I think I did well.= I think I did well although the exam was difficult.even though：強調所連接的副詞子句，語意上通常用在強調「（落空的...