Q: 请您解释一下despite和虽然although之间的区别吗？我什么时候可以使用它们？
MyEnglishTeacher.eu的回答：
它们都用于对比两个事物。
区别在于句子的结构。
Despite+名词
Despite my best efforts, I couldn’t close the deal. (effort is a noun)
尽管我尽力了，我还是无法完成交易。（尽力是名词）
Despite the fact that she had been warned twice, she made the same mistake. (fact is a noun)
尽管她已经被警告了两次，她还是犯了同样的错误。（事实是名词）
Despite being late, they let us participate in the game. (being is the noun form of be)
尽管迟到了，他们还是让我们参加比赛。（迟到是be动词的名词形式）
*注意：你也可以在上面的句子中使用“尽管”。
Although+主语和动词
Although I had done my best, I couldn’t close the deal. (I had done = subject and verb)
虽然我已经尽力了，我还是无法完成交易。（我已经尽力了 = 主语和动词）
Although she had been warned twice, she made the same mistake. (she had been = subject and verb)
虽然她已经被警告了两次，她还是犯了同样的错误。（她已经被 = 主语和动词）
Although we were late, they let us participate in the game. (we were = subject and verb)
虽然我们迟到了，他们还是让我们参加比赛。（我们迟到了 = 主语和动词）
*注意：你也可以在上面的句子中使用“即使”。
