时间：2022-10-05 17:13
1、“not…until”一般和表示瞬间性动作的动词连用，而“until”和表示延续性动作的动词连用。2、“not…until”强调“到……为止”，而“until”表示动作、状态的持续，强调某个动作或状态一直持续到另一个动作或状态出现之前，强调“一直到……为止”。3、“not…until”是指直到什么时候才会去做某事，否则不去做；“until”是指一直到某个时候一直做某事。
It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen.
直到早晨才看清了损害的严重程度。
It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified.
直到1911年才发现了第一种维生素。
It was not until 1974 that his ability to write gelled again.
直到1974年，他的写作才华才又得以发挥。
It was not until yesterday that I learned it.
顶昨天我才听说这件事。
People say:“Guilin's scenery is peerless in the world.”It was not until I visited the place that I found it really worthy of the reputation.
人们都说“桂林山水甲天下”，到桂林一看，果然名不虚传。
Not until they heard that she was safe and sound were their minds set at rest.
听到她平安无事的消息，大家心里才一块石头落地。
It was not until I became involved in student government that I gained the confidence to handle projects that I created with the help of ASUCR Office of the President．
直到我加入了学生会,我才有信心在加州大学河滨分校的主席办公室的帮助下做我创建的项目。
It was not until then that I noticed the boy could see nothing.
直到那时我才注意到那个男孩什么也看不见。
Not until last week was the project in full blast.
工程直到上星期才全部开工。
It was not until years afterwards that he heard of Semmelweis.
误：没过几年他就听到了Semmelweis的消息。正：直到数年之后他才听到Semmelweis的消息。二、长句直译的误区
It was not until August that fighting in the Far East ceased and the war finally ended.
直到八月份，远东地区的战斗才停止，二战终于结束了。
It's not until No.11 that some social science majors such as Chinese language and literature,foreign language studies and journalism1 appear.
直到第11名才开始出现一些社会科学类专业，比如汉语言文学、外国语和新闻学专业。
Not until then,did people realize that Huang Gong had been overmodest and had deliberately7 described his daughters as ugly.
这时候，人们才知道：原来是黄公过于谦虚，故意把自己女儿说得丑陋。
It was not until one night,we were doing our clean up details(the military saves money on janitorial6 services by farming out its students to indentured7 servitude)that I got curious.
有一天我们在做大扫除时（军队都是通过让学员做苦工来节省请勤杂工人的费用），我开始觉得好奇。
Passengers must not smoke until the signs have been switched off.
指示灯未熄灭之前乘客不许抽烟。
I will not rest until the murderer is under lock and key.
杀人凶手一天不关起来我一天不罢休。
Her new job does not start until May and she will continue in the old job in the interim.
她的新工作要到五月份才开始，在这期间她将继续原有的工作。
Slaves were not emancipated until 1863 in the United States.
美国奴隶直到1863年才获得自由。
She went upstairs and did not reappear until morning.
她上了楼，直到第二天早晨才再次露面。
I tell you this,I will not rest until that day has come
我可以肯定地说，不到那天我不会休息。
We didn't leave until the very end.
我们直到最后才离开。
We will explore every avenue until we find an answer.
我们要探索一切途径，直到找到答案为止。
Can you last until I can get help?
你能支撑到有人来帮我吗？
I won't go until I'm good and ready.
我要完全准备就绪后才走。
By law,you are a child until you are 18.
按照法律规定，18岁之前是未成年人。
It took time until the political situation had normalized.
政治局势过了很长时间才恢复正常。
No decision will be taken on the matter until next week.
到下星期才会对这一问题作出决定。
Things were going fine until you showed up.
你一露面就把事情搞糟了。
Don't leave your packing until the last possible moment.
打点行李不要拖到最后一刻。
You're not going out until you've finished this.
你不把这事做完就不准出去。
This special offer is valid until the end of the month.
这个特价优惠月底前有效。
She wanted to continue working until she was 60.
她想要继续工作到60岁。
Follow this road until you get to the school,then turn left.
沿着这条路走到学校，然后向左拐。
You may stay until morning,if you wish.
如果你愿意，你可以一直待到早晨。
Keep on until you get to the church.
一直往前走到教堂。
The money will be held in trust until she is 18.
这笔钱将由人代管到她18岁为止。
Let's park that until our next meeting.
咱们把这留到下次开会时再处理吧。
You have to wait until the drugs have passed out of your system.
你必须等到药物排出体外。
She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found.
在找到替换人员以前，她将继续做她目前的工作。
The government has shelved the idea until at least next year.
政府决定把这个想法先放一放，至少推迟到明年再说。
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