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Unit 4 Exploring plants 补充注释 1. However, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the exploration of the botanical world began on a large scale. 然而，直到18和19世纪人们对植物世界大规模的探索才开始。 It is / was not until…that…的意思是“直到……才……”。如： Actually it was not until 4 June that the submarines arrived at the station. 实际上，直到6月4号舰艇才到达基地。 It was not until the 1880s that there were consistent experimental findings to support his theory. 直到19世纪80年代才有了一致的实验发现支持他的理论。 另外，含有not until结构的句子也还可以放在句首来表示强调，这时主句用倒装句。如： Not until the early years of the 19th century did man know what heat i