018. Not...until...
直到……才……
[句型解析]
“not...until...”是“直到……才……”,“until”后接時間狀語。
[實例]
1. Don't tell him the bad news until he finishes his exam.
等他考試完了再告訴他這個壞消息。
2. The secret was not discovered until he was dead.
直到他死后這個秘密才被人發(fā)現(xiàn)。
3. I won't stop shouting until you let me go.
你讓我走我才停止叫喊。
[實戰(zhàn)練習]
A: I heard that Bill got divorced.
聽說比爾離婚了。
B: Yes, he is really sad now.
是的,他現(xiàn)在很傷心。
A:I thought he wanted to get divorced because he didn't love his wife anymore.
我原以為他想離婚是因為他再也不愛他妻子了。
B: Yes, but he didn't realize how much he needed her until they got divorced.
是的。但離婚后他才發(fā)現(xiàn)有多需要她。
A: Yeah. Well now it’s too late. She already has another husband.
是啊。但現(xiàn)在太晚了。她已經(jīng)有個老公了。
B: That's too bad. Sometimes people often don't appreciate what they have until they lose it.
真遺憾。人們總是在失去后才懂得珍惜。