Whereas 是從屬連詞，顧名思義，它引導一個從句，修飾主句，用來比較或對比兩個事實，意為“然而，但是，盡管”，此時它的用法跟 although 或 while 的用法一樣。
Whereas 作連詞時，一般引導讓步狀語從句，當置于句首時，需要用逗號與主句隔開，例如：He loves foreign holidays, whereas his wife prefers to stay at home.All of my sisters are doctors, whereas I am a teacher.Both of my parents went to college, whereas I only finished high school.Whereas I am a vegetarian, my whole family eats meat.Whereas I am a world traveler, brother hates flying.My husband is allergic to dogs, whereas I'm a dog lover.
1. 當 whereas 和 while 都引導讓步狀語從句時，用法是一樣的，例如：The south has a hot, dry climate, whereas/while the north has a milder, wetter climate.Whereas/while most new PCs have several USB slots, older ones often only had one.大多數新電腦都有幾個USB插槽，而舊電腦通常只有一個。2. while 主要引導時間狀語從句，此時的 while 不能用 whereas 代替，例如：The secretary took care of my appointments while I was away from the office. (正確)The secretary took care of my appointments whereas I was away from the office. (錯誤)
1. 請用 while 或 whereas 完成下列的句子a. Dad would like to have a holiday in Spain _____ Mom would prefer Italy.b. In India, August is quite a cool month _____ it can be quite scorching in Chicago.c. My secretary will answer my phone calls _____ I’m away abroad.d. He choked _____ he was eating and then had to be taken to hospital for an X-ray. 在印度，八月是一個相當涼爽的月份，而芝加哥則是一個相當炎熱的月份。
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