一﹒

 in spite of  儘管﹒﹒﹒

= despite

= for all

以上三者後面皆可接名詞當作受詞用

例-

In spite of the heavy rain，Gary went to school.

儘管下著大雨，蓋瑞還是上學去。

二﹒

continue to +V

= continue +Ving

Continue後面可接不定詞或動名詞作受詞，表繼續、持續之意思。

三﹒

Curiosity killed the cat.

好奇心殺死貓

  據說，有隻貓見地上有洞，便探頭察看，結果被一條毒蛇咬死了，故其引申涵意為『好奇心會招來殺身之禍』。

牛刀小試

（ ）1.His behavior aroused my ____.

          （1）    hostage

          （2）    sign

          （3）    curiosity

          （4）    groom

（ ）2.Peter continues ____ even though his doctor told him to quit.

          （1）    smoker

          （2）    smoke

          （3）    to smoking

          （4）    smoking

（ ）3.____ all his wealth，Gary lives a very frugal（節儉的） life.

          （1）    In

          （2）    For

          （3）    At

          （4）    Within