not until/until的用法區(qū)別

not until/until兩者皆可接延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞和暫短性動(dòng)詞.

一、not...until指的是“直到...才”的意思,如 I did not go home until my mother called me.

我直到我媽媽打電話(huà)給我才回家.

not until的倒裝與強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)

1.當(dāng)Not until位于句首時(shí),句子要倒裝.其結(jié)構(gòu)為:Not until+從句/表時(shí)間的詞+助動(dòng)詞+(主句)主語(yǔ)+謂語(yǔ)+.如:

①Not until the teacher came in did the students stop talking.直到老師進(jìn)來(lái)學(xué)生們才停止講話(huà).

②Not until next week will the sports meet be held.直到下周才開(kāi)運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì).

2. not until的強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)為:It is / was not until+從句/表時(shí)間的詞+that+.

上面兩句改為強(qiáng)調(diào)句為:

③It was not until the teacher came in that the students stopped talking.

④It is not until next week that the sports meet will be held.

直到我結(jié)婚的時(shí)候,我才有錢(qián)買(mǎi)了自己的房子.

It was not until I got married that I could afford to buy a house of my own.

而until指“直到”.例如：

Go alone the street until you see the traffic light.

往前走,直到你看見(jiàn)交通燈.