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Reading links: reason, concession and paragraph flow
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| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concession | 让步 |
| condition | 条件 |
A decision before an answer
- although虽然to rain下雨，but但是he / him他to go去(completed / change)了。Rain did not stop the action. because因为to rain下雨，so / therefore所以he / him他not / haven't没to go去。Rain explains why it did not happen.
- Your goal: Use conjunctions to understand relationships between clauses.
Read the relationship
- Treat connectors as logic signals: because因为…so / therefore所以… for cause, although虽然…but但是… for concession, if如果…then / just就… for condition.
- Match responses using meaning and reference.
虽然很累，但是继续学习。Actual action?
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但是 introduces the maintained action despite fatigue.
Use the defining rule
- For a response match, check the question’s topic, person and intended action, not only repeated vocabulary.
- Separate reasons, conditions and concessions in a short text.
如果…就… is chiefly:
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The result depends on the condition.
Check the conditions
- Pronouns and references connect sentences. A later 这件matter事 must have an identifiable event before it.
- Separate reasons, conditions and concessions in a short text.
Text: “he / him他want / will / need要to participate参加competition (sports etc)比赛。although虽然every day每天to work工作degree / adjective linker很busy忙，but但是he / him他all along一直to persevere with坚持to practice练习。” This contrasts busy work with continued practice. It does not say busyness caused the practice or that he abandoned the competition.
虽然下雨，____我们还是去了。
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但是 pairs naturally with 虽然 for concession.
Apply the task format
- When ordering text, establish introduction before reference and reason before a consequence that depends on it.
- Separate reasons, conditions and concessions in a short text.
A connector’s familiar translation is not enough; test the relationship in the complete sentence.
Which answer fits this case?
Use conjunctions to understand relationships between clauses
因为 and 虽然 express the same relationship.
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Cause and concession are different logical links.
Keep the distinctions
- concession to concede让步 — A condition accepted while an unexpected result still holds.
- condition condition条件 — A requirement under which a result applies.
- Use conjunctions to understand relationships between clauses.
- Match responses using meaning and reference.
- Separate reasons, conditions and concessions in a short text.
Match each term with its precise meaning in this lesson.
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Keep the distinctions stated in the teaching example.
Put this lesson’s reasoning or event sequence in order.
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The order follows the stated process; check each stage before the next.