Set a stone in the road and the step goes over it

Where the picture shows up in 即使…也

1. 1

   Downpour, same departure time

   即使下大雨，我们也要按时出发。

   jíshǐ xià dà yǔ, wǒmen yě yào ànshí chūfā

   Even in heavy rain, we leave on time.

   a raincoat pulled on in a downpour and someone climbing into the van right on the hour

2. 2

   You don't say it, it shows

   即使你不说，我也看得出来。

   jíshǐ nǐ bù shuō, wǒ yě kàn de chūlái

   Even if you don't say it, I can tell.

   someone sitting silent with a set jaw while the person across quietly reads their face

3. 3

   就算, the spoken form

   就算现在去，也来不及了。

   jiùsuàn xiànzài qù, yě láibují le

   Even if we go now, it's already too late.

   half rising from the chair, a glance at the clock, then sitting back down

4. 4

   One customer, doors still open

   即使只有一个客人，店也照样开。

   jíshǐ zhǐ yǒu yí ge kèrén, diàn yě zhàoyàng kāi

   Even with only one customer, the shop opens as usual.

   lights switched on for a single guest in an empty shop and the sign turned around

5. 5

   Harder still, hands stay on

   这件事即使再难，我也不会放弃。

   zhè jiàn shì jíshǐ zài nán, wǒ yě bú huì fàngqì

   However hard this gets, I won't give up.

   a heavier box gripped again from a better angle and one more step taken