Languages / Mandarin / Level 4 · Unit 2

虽然...但是 vs 尽管...还是 — Debate Markers

Lesson 102 of 170 · Level 4 of 6All lessons
In this lesson

You are learning debate markers: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (concessive & contrastive debate markers), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.

The scene

A heated discussion over hotpot at Hai Di Lao's flagship on Yanan East Road, Shanghai

The Great Hotpot Debate

我和三个朋友去海底捞吃火锅,结果吃着吃着就争论起来了。话题是:火锅到底算不算真正的美食?

小王说:「虽然火锅简单,但是它让每个人都成了自己的厨师。你想涮什么就涮什么,想配什么蘸料就配什么蘸料。」小李不同意:「尽管火锅很受欢迎,它还是比不上一个厨师精心做的菜。」

我觉得这个问题见仁见智。固然高级餐厅的菜更精致,但火锅的社交功能是别的菜做不到的。即使你不会做饭,也能在火锅桌上当主角。

小张说了一句很有道理的话:「尽管我们在争论火锅算不算美食,但我们每个人都已经吃了两个小时了,碗里还在涮。」大家都笑了。虽然观点不同,但好吃的东西自己会说话。我们又点了一盘羊肉。