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Working with Foreigners 3-59
Exampe
— Last year our export income increased in spite of the economic problem.
despite
2.2 however ใช้ในค วามแย้งก ัน มีความห มายว ่า “อย่างไรก็ตาม”
clause; however, clause
clause. However, clause
Example
— The company’s prof its have fallen slightly. However, this is not a serious problem.
— T he biggest department is the Production Department. However, at the head off ice the
Sales Department has the most staff members.
Activity 27
Fill in each blank with one of the words or group of words below.
too also as well as well as both…and
although however despite in spite of
1. A: So, your company exports these plastic products.
B: That’s right.
A: Do you 1) export handicrafts?
B: Yes, we do. And we import electric goods 2) .
2. A: We must increase our sales this year.
B: That means that we’ll have to increase our spending on advertising
3) .
A: I’m afraid that won’t be possible. We are now in f inancial diff iculties, you know.
B: 4) . we are facing financial problems, we have to spend more
on advertising.
A: Er… you see, last year 5) advertising the sales figures dropped.
B: Well, I still think we should spend more on advertising. And we should improve the
quality of our products 6) .
A: I still insist that we can’t spend more on advertising. 7) , I agree
with you that we should improve the product quality. We should 8)
manufacture a new up-to-date product. I’m sure it will be one of our best sellers.
