Hard as he worked, …

结构︰

副词（动词）＋as＋主语＋动词，（yet）…

说明︰

此句型意为“虽然…，但是…”。等于“though＋<主语>＋<动词>（＋<副词>）”。

Hard as he worked (=Though he worked hard), he failed in the exam.
虽然他很用功，考试仍失败了。
Much as she loved him (=Though she loved him very much), he deserted her in the long run.
虽然她很爱他，但最后他仍抛弃了她。
Much as the sheep look alike, the old man can tell one from another.
虽然绵羊看起来很相像，但那位老人仍能一一区别。
Much as I like her, I won’t marry her.
我虽然很喜欢她，却不打算娶她。
Well as he does in study, he is not arrogant.
虽然他功课很好，却一点都不傲慢。
Much as we may take pride on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose things (that) we want.
虽然我们对我们高尚的品味感到非常得意，我们却不再能自由地去选择我们所要的东西。
Much as I hope I may gain weight, (yet) I am still as thin as before.
虽然我非常希望增加体重，但我仍然像以前一样的瘦。
Fast as you do, you can’t finish the assignment in two hours.
尽管你做得快，总也不能在两小时内将功课做完。
Search as I would, I could not find the book.
无论我怎么找，也没有找到书。
Try as you might, you can’t keep the lost time.
不管你怎么努力，失去的时间无法赶上。

他虽然啃着苹果，但却很留神地监视着她的每一个动作。