让步状语从句，常用接词有although，though，eventhough等(2)

（3）Whether or not people have religious faith，they can believe in the powerof love.［无论人们有无宗教信仰，他们都相信爱情的力量。］

4、.特殊疑问词加ever或no matter加特殊疑问词，表示“无论怎样”，后者多用在非正式文体中
（1）Whatever/No matter what you do，you won"t win her heart.［无论你怎样做，都不会赢得她的心。］
（2）Whichever/No matter which topic you choose in writing your thesis paper，you will find it difficult to narrow down the focus.［无论你写论文时选择哪一个标题，都会发现很难集中思路。］
（3）However hard/No matter how hard I tried，I couldn"t work out the meaning of the metaphor.［无论怎样努力，我都不能思考出这一暗喻的意思。 ］
5、despite...和in spite of...在意思上也表示“让步”，但它们是介词，后面只能连接名词或动名词，但可以说despite/in spite ofthe fact that...（=although）
（1）Despite the bad weather，he still insisted on going out for a trip.［尽管天气恶劣，他仍然坚持外出旅行。］
（2）We had two more years of profit in spite of paying higher wages than the previous owner.［虽然相比前任老板我们付出了更高的薪水，但是我们的盈利时间也比其长两年。］