Though…, …
Although…, (yet)…
ð …, yet…
ð …, but…
…though…
Despite the fact that…, …
Even though…, …
…even though…
………………………………………………………………..
Despite N, …
In spite of N, …
Regardless of …, …
Regardless of the heavy rain,
(s)he insisted on going out
for playing basketball.
=> … (s)he insisted that (s)he (should) go
out for playing basketball.
堅持
maintain: 維持; 主張
