1.not...until/till...直到……才…… It is/was not until...that... Not until...+主句(部分倒装) I hadn’t realized the thing was so serious until/till she told me about it. 直到她告诉我,我才意识到这件事多么严重。 It was not until she arrived in class that she realized she had forgotten her book. 到了教室她才意识到她忘记带书了。 Not until he returned did we have supper. 直到他回来我们才吃晚饭。 2.would rather do sth.宁愿做某事 would rather sb.did sth.宁愿做某事 would rather sb.had done sth.宁愿某人过去做过某事 would rather do sth.than do sth.宁愿做……而不愿做…… He would rather work in the countryside. 他宁可到农村去工作。 I would rather you didn’t smoke in the office. 我希望你不在办公室里抽烟。 I would rather I had passed the examination last week. 我真希望我上周通过了考试。 She would rather die than turn against her motherland. 她宁可死也不背叛祖国。 3.比较等级与倍数句型 as+形容词/副词原级+as 和……一样…… |