A：How safe is this area?
      这个地方安全吗？

B：Oh, well, you should lock the doors and turn the security system on when you leave, but it really isn’t too bad.
      哦，当你离开家的时候要锁好门，并且打开安全系统。但是情况不是这么糟糕。

A：Really? Do you live nearby?
      是吗，你住附近？

B：Yes. As a matter of fact, I live about two blocks north. I’ve never had any problems, although there have been a few break-ins recently.
      是的。老实说，我住在北面的两个街区之外。我还从未遇到过什么问题，虽然说近来也有出现一些入室偷钱的事件。

although

A：Hmm.
      噢。

B：The security system should take care of that, though. The entrance to the subway is not far from here..
      但是安全系统会处理这一切的。地铁口离这儿也不远。

although的反义词

A：That’s true. Is the neighborhood trying to do anything about the security?
      对。对于安全问题这儿的邻里有没有任何措施？

B：Well, we’ve set up a neighborhood watch program. We caught a guy a couple of months ago.
      噢，我们建立了一个邻里监督项目。几个月前还抓住了一个家伙。

A：All right, well, let me think about it.
      好的，哦，让我们再考虑考虑。

1. 虽然（表示对比）
    You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.

    e.g. Although he is known to only a few, his reputation among them is very great...
           虽然知道他的人不多，但他在这些人中名声却很响。
    e.g. Although the shooting has stopped for now, the destruction left behind is enormous.
           虽然枪战目前已停止，但造成的破坏是巨大的。

2. 虽然（表示惊奇或出乎意料）
    You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which makes the main clause of the sentence seem surprising or unexpected.

although在线翻译

    e.g. Although I was only six, I can remember seeing it on TV...
           虽然那时我只有6岁，我依然记得在电视上见过它。
    e.g. Although he was twice as old as us, he became the life and soul of the company.
           虽然他的年纪是我们的两倍，但他却成为了公司的灵魂人物。

3. 尽管，即使（表示让步）
    You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which gives some information that is relevant to the main clause but modifies the strength of that statement.

although什么意思

    e.g. He was in love with her, although he did not put that name to it.
           他爱着她，虽然他没有将其称为爱。

4. 尽管;虽然（表示承认所述是事实）
    You use although when admitting a fact about something which you regard as less important than a contrasting fact.

    e.g. Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style...
           尽管价格昂贵，但它们经久耐用，永不过时。
    e.g. Although not ideal, this attitude is not entirely destructive.
           这种态度虽然不够理想，但还不至于消极透顶。