not...until的基本含義是直到...才,在...以前不。not…until通常與非延續(xù)性動詞連用,當其位于句首時,句子要倒裝。其倒裝句結構為:Not until+從句/表時間的詞+助動詞+(主句)主語+謂語。
內容導航not...until的強調句結構not...until的倒裝句結構not...until的強調句結構強調句結構:It is / was not until+從句/表時間的詞+that+主句
1、not until 后邊一般是時間點,如:
It was not until midnight that it stopped raining.?
直到半夜雨才停下來。
It was not until the teacher came in that the students stopped talking.
直到老師進來了,學生們才停止了說話。
2、not until 后邊也可以是陳述的句子,如:
It was not until he got sick seriously that he realized the value of a healthy body.?
直到他生重病,他才意識到一個健康體魄的價值。
3、not until 后邊還可跟介詞短語,如:
It was not until after Friday that I got his reply.?
直到星期五之后,我才得到他的答復。
not...until的倒裝句結構倒裝句結構:Not until+從句+倒轉的主句(主倒從不倒)
not until 引起的時間狀語置于句首時,句子的主謂應部分倒裝。由 not until 引導的時間狀語從句位于句首時,主句應部分倒裝,從句語序不變。
例句:
Not until Father came back did we begin to have supper last night.
昨晚直到父親回來,我們才開始吃晚飯。
Not until the teacher came in did the students stop talking.
直到老師進來學生們才停止講話。
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