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Despite the forecast, live as it's spring.
不管气候预告若何，把天天都当做春季来过。
—— Lilly Pulitzer
【相干单词短语讲授】
【1】despite 英 [dspat] 美 [dspat]
prep. 介词
（1）即便；虽然：used to show that sth happened or is true although sth else might have happened to prevent it
Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.
虽然她不遗余力节制本身，声音依然在颤动。
Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.
虽然他申请了数百个事情，但依然在赋闲中。
【拓展】out of work
adj. 赋闲的；下岗的
He was out of work when the factory closed.
他在工场倒闭后赋闲了。——《汉英大辞书》
I was out of work at the time.
当时我赋闲了。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解进修辞书》
despite oneself 虽然（本身）不肯意
used to show that sb did not intend to do the thing mentioned
He had to laugh despite himself.
他不想笑，但仍是不由得笑了出来。
【拓展】despite 和 in spite of 的区分
最重要的区分：despite 后面可以跟名词性短语或从句，而 in spite of 后只能跟名词或名词性短语，并且二者的语气也有些微区分，下面一块儿来看看几个例句~
despite 虽然，固然
〔辨析〕语气较轻，与 in spite of 比拟用得略少。
Despite all their efforts to win the game, they were defeated by 4 to 3.
固然他们不遗余力想博得角逐，最后仍是以4比3的比分被击败。
She decided to help her husband despite the fact that he had cheated on her.
虽然丈夫对她不忠，她仍是决议要帮他。
in spite of 无论，掉臂
〔辨析〕语气较强，比 despite 更常见。
In spite of the rain, the game went on.
虽然下着雨，角逐仍在继续。
She loved her husband in spite of the fact that he earned less money than her.
固然丈夫没有本身赚钱多，她依然爱着他。
【PS： despite/in spite of the fact that 这类句式是准确的，可是有点累坠，写作时可以用 although 一词来替换】
【2】 forecast
noun 名词
展望；预告：a 
statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now
weather forecast 气候预告
sales forecasts贩卖展望
The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers.
预告间晴，有阵雨。
verb 动词
【不法则情势】forecast, forecast
(or )【不法则情势】forecasted, forecasted
展望；预告：to say what you think will happen in the future based on information that you have now 同义词： predict
[VN] Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy.
专家展望经济将苏醒。
[V that] The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.
陈述展望下月物价将上涨3%。
