第一句:This is a sceptical age, but although our faith in many of the things in
which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence in the curative
properties of the bottle of Medicine remains the same as theirs.
but although….. 结构
两个连词并列,要求至少出现三个谓语动词如:is, has weakened, remains
but 连接第一句和第三句
although 连接第二句和第三句
Eg.:She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband’s death.(第三册 49 课)