even if (=even though) 尽管；即使

Myra wouldn't forget her mother's birthday, even if sh seldom wrote at other times.迈拉尽管在别的时候绝少写信，可母亲的生日她是不会忘记的。

I knew that even if the case was one in which it was impossible to anticipate the problem in advance, I could handle whatever I found.我知道即使无法提前预测到这一问题，不管遇到什么我都会处理好的。

The man who conceives himself to be a “failure type person” will find some way to fail, in spite of all his good intentions, or his will power, even if opportunity is literally dumped in his lap.那些认为自己是“失败型的人”总会失败的，不管他有目的还是意志，即使机会真的来到他身边。

Retirement often brings many problems surrounding the "What do I do with myself?" question, even though there may be no financial cares.即使没有经济上的顾虑，退休也会经常带来诸如“我自己怎么办？”的问题。