1. They also told me that even though they couldn't be there to take care of me, they were always thinking of me and would take pride in everything good that I did.他们还告诉我他们不能在那儿照顾我，他们仍然挂念着我，并且为我做的好事而自豪。

点拨：①意为"尽管"。

如：尽管他们之前已经试过了很多次，他们并没有放弃。

②意为"为感到自豪"，也可以表达为：。

如：中国人以杨利伟感到自豪。   ＝