328. They will take a call from a persistent parent, even if they're loaded with works.
譯文
即使（兒女們）工作上忙得不可開交時(shí)，他們的父母也會(huì)經(jīng)常打電話來催促。
點(diǎn)睛
even if意為“即使”，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，相當(dāng)于even though。二者的區(qū)別在于：even if表遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，用來強(qiáng)調(diào)盡管某事可能存在或發(fā)生，另一種情況依然存在；而even though則表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，用于引出事實(shí)，使得句子的陳述令人意想不到。如：
Even if you saw him pick up the money, you can't be sure he stole it. 就算你看見是他拾起的錢，你也不能肯定地說，錢就是他偷的。
Even though I hadn't seen my classmate for many years, I recognized him immediately. 雖然多年沒有見過我的同學(xué)，我還是馬上認(rèn)出了他。
考點(diǎn)歸納
與even if，even though形式類似的表達(dá)還有even so，但是even so為短語，意為“即使這樣”，通常用作插入語，而不能引導(dǎo)從句。如：
Professor Lee failed him in the finals; even so, Peter is still happy for the coming holiday. 李教授把彼得的期末成績判為不及格；即使如此，彼得還是為即將到來的假期而感到開心。
