再次不理解.

再次不理解.
As serious as he is about the bullfight ,he does not allow respect to suppress his sense of whimsy when painting it.
bullfight 和painting 有什么关系啊 respect 整句话呢.
那respect 呢 还有这句话说的是谁呐 对斗牛对画画认真？二楼的你脑子有问题吗？
三楼的回答有点启发 但是as，as 不是表示和。我读不出尽管、但 等转折的意思。有没有类似的句型？