Choose the Right Structure: Even If vs Even Though vs Even When · English Like A Native
本视频讲解even if, even though和even when的区别，通过逻辑而非死记硬背帮助你掌握如何在口语中正确使用。适合练习英语条件句和转折表达。
English has a habit of hiding very big meaning inside small words.
英语有一个特点：它喜欢用一些简单的词语来表达非常深刻的意义。
Today's word is one of those, even.
今天的单词恰恰就是这类单词中的一个。
And more specifically, we're going to untangle the difference between even if, even though, and even when.
更具体地说，我们将厘清 “even if”（即使）、“even though”（尽管）以及 “even when”（即使……的时候）这三个短语之间的区别。
They look similar, they sound similar, but they have very different jobs.
它们看起来很相似，发音也相似，但实际上它们的功能却大不相同。
Let's start with one simple idea.
让我们从一个简单的想法开始吧。
The word even always prepares us for something unexpected.
even”这个词总是让我们做好迎接意外情况的准备。
It tells the listener, "Pay attention.
它在向听众传达这样的信息：“请注意听。
This might surprise you."
这可能会让你感到惊讶。
What changes is why it's surprising.
真正令人惊讶的是变化的原因本身。
Let's begin with even if.
让我们先从“即使……也……”这个表达开始吧。
Even if is about uncertainty.
即使这一切都与不确定性有关……
When you say even if you're saying I don't know whether this is true or not and it doesn't change the result.
当你说“即使……”时，其实你只是表示自己不知道这件事是否属实，但这并不会改变最终的结果。
For example, even if it rains, I'll go for a walk.
例如，即使下雨了，我也会去散步。
Will it rain?
会下雨吗？
Maybe, maybe not.
也许吧，也许也不一定。
But does the rain change the plan?
但是雨水会改变计划吗？
No.
不。
Here's another example.
再来看一个例子。
I'll support you even if I don't agree with your decision.
即使我不同意你的决定，我也会支持你。
Do I agree?
我同意吗？
Unclear.
不清楚。
But support stays the same.
不过，支持力度依然没有变化。
So here is your rule.
那么，这就是你的规则了。
If the situation is possible, imagined or uncertain and the result stays the same either way, then use even if.
如果某种情况是可能发生的、只是想象中的，或者存在不确定性，但无论哪种情况结果都是一样的，那么就可以使用“even if”（即使如此）这个表达。
Now, let's move on to the one that causes the most confusion.
现在，让我们来看看那个最容易引起混淆的问题吧。
Even though this one is not about uncertainty at all.
尽管这个话题与“不确定性”毫无关系。
Even though is about a true fact and a broken expectation.
尽管这确实是一个真实发生的事件，同时也反映了人们某些期望的落空（即这些期望未能实现）。
This is the key idea.
这就是核心思想。
When we use even though, we are doing three things.
当我们使用“even though”这个短语时，实际上是在同时完成三件事情。
First, we state something that is definitely true.
首先，我们要陈述一个绝对正确的事实。
Second, that true fact naturally creates an expectation.
其次，这一事实本身自然会引发某种期待。
And third, we show that the expectation does not happen.
第三，我们证明了那种预期并不会真正发生。
Let's look at an example.
我们来看一个例子吧。
Even though it was raining, we went for a walk.
尽管下着雨，我们还是去散步了。
The even though part is this.
尽管如此，情况仍然是这样的。
It was raining.
当时正在下雨。
That is a fact.
这是一个事实。
Not imagined, not possible.
想都想不到，根本不可能。
It's true.
这是真的。
Now, what expectation does that fact create?
那么，这一事实会引发什么样的预期呢？