【创新设计】（重庆专用）2014高中英语 Unit 3 Period 2 Learning about Language Using Language课件 新人教版选修8.pptVIP

(1)该句是“It is/was not until＋被强调部分＋that＋其他”结构，意为“(正是)直到……才……”。 It was not until his wife came back that he went to bed. 直到他的妻子回来他才睡觉。 It was not until her brother left that she came. 她哥哥走了之后她才来。 1．...but it was not until five days later that Bell sent his first telephone message to his assistant Watson. ……但是贝尔 是在五天以后才跟他的助手华生通了第一次电话。 (2)not until置于句首时，要用部分倒装句型，这时要注意从句不倒装，只倒装主句。 Not until last week did they find the lost bike. 直到上个星期他们才找到丢失的自行车。 Not until my son had entered the university did he realize the importance of time. 我的儿子直到上了大学之后才意识到时间的重要性。 (3) 具有否定意义的副词放在句首时，一般采用倒装句(谓语前置)