[轉貼] Be + S + ever so 讓步子句

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Be + S + ever so 讓步子句
No matter how close sparrows may be to human beings, they don't make a good impression upon us.
= Let sparrows be ever so close to human beings, they don't make a good  
  impression upon us.  
= Be sparrows ever so close to human beings, they don't make a good  
  impression upon us.  
不管麻雀怎樣接近人類，但是牠們沒有給人類造成好印象。
    ever so = very
Be + S + ever so 讓步子句，是古英文的遺留，現代英文都用 「No matter + 疑問詞」來表達：
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
= Let it be ever so humble, there is no place like home.
= No matter how humble it may be, there is no place like home.
雖然極其簡陋,還是沒有任何地方比得上家。