“他们头上只有个房顶,虽然最大的裂缝已经用草和破布堵住了,风还是可以灌进来。”这是《卖火柴的小女孩》中的一句话,句子中的关联词“虽然”是单用的。作为关联词“虽然”常常是与“但是(可)”成对使用的。因为在“虽然……但是……”表示转折意思的句子中,意思都偏重于后一个分句,单用“但是”也可以表示强调的意味。然而在上述句子中单用“虽然”究竟是什么用意呢? “They had only a roof above their heads, and although the biggest cracks were already covered with grass and rags, the wind could still be poured in.” “This is the sentence in” The Little Girl Who Sell Matches. “ ”Although “ is single use. As a related word ”though “ is often used in pairs with ”but “. Because in the ”though ... but ......“ meaning turning point in the sentence, the meaning is more emphasis on the latter clause, the single ”but“ can also be said that the meaning of emphasis. However, in the above sentence alone with ”Although" what is meant by it?