not…until句型

经典句型解析之81：not…until

…until….”直到……时候”;not…until…”直到……才……”

用于肯定句，表示做做某事直到某个时间点才结束。

You are to stay until/till your mother comes back. 你得等到你妈妈回来。

The meeting was put off until ten o’clock. 会议推迟到十点钟。

用于否定句，表示不到某个时间点不做某事。

如：

I did not go home until my mother called me.

我直到我妈妈打电话给我才回家。

He didn’t stop playing the piano until his neigbor knocked at the door.

直到邻居来敲门，他才停止弹钢琴。

1. not ……until句型正常句子语序和结构：

The students didn’t stop talking until the teacher came in.

直到老师进来学生们才停止讲话。

The the sports meet won’t be held until next week.

直到下周才开运动会。

I couldn’t afford to buy a house of my own until I got married.

直到我结婚的时候,我才有钱买了自己的房子。