not…until三种句型now that; due to; because of
not…until有三种句型,即:正常语序、倒装语序和强调句型。
(1)正常语序
The mother didn’t leave the room until the child fell asleep.
I didn’t know the truth of it until the next day.
(2)倒装语序
Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room.
Not until the next day did I know the truth of it.
(3)强调句型
It was not until the child fell asleep the mother left the room.
It was not until the next day that I knew the truth of it.
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(4)注意事项
①在not…until句型中,主句中的动词均为短暂性动词,如leave,start等。而在until的肯定句型中,主句的谓语动词一定要用延续性动词,因为until作为连词和介词意为up to the time when; up to“直到……时”。如:
②until只连接表示时间的短语和从句,不能用于地点和数量。如:
We walked until the edge of the forest.(误)
Our classroom can hold until fifty students.(误)
from time to time
now and again means now and then 时而
sometimes
once in a while
at times
now that; due to; because of; owing to; since; as
now that作“既然”讲时,相当于since。now that中的that 可省去。如:Now(that)you are well again, you can travel, 你既然恢复了健康,就能够旅行了。
due to作 “起因于、归功于”时,常作表语或跟在名词后,如:
His failure is due to the fact that he lacks experience.他的失败源于他缺少经验。
Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious results.粗枝大叶造成的错误可能带来严重后果。
The team’s success was largely due to her efforts.该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。
because of“由于、因为”,在句中作状语或表语。如:
Lincoln is admired because of his good leadership.林肯由于其出色的领导而受到人们的赞赏。
His anger is because of your bad deeds.他是因你的失礼行为而生气。
owing to“由于、因为”,常在现代英语中与because of, due to换用。如:
Owing to unfavourable weather, I was unable to carry on with it.由于天气不好,我不能把它进行下去。
nowhere放在句首,该句应使用倒装结构。
Nowhere is there a place for him to settle down.
类似的副词还有hardly scarcely, no sooner,seldom, never, little等。
Of + n.(抽象句词)相当于该名词相应的形容词,在句中可用作表语或补语。
能用于该句型的名词有:help/ use/ value/ importance等。其对应的形容词分别为:helpful/ useful/ valuable/ important.
①This book is of great use/ very useful.这本书很有用。
②His advice is of great value/ very valuable.他的建议很有价值。
③English is of great importance/ very important to us.英语对我们来说很重要。
