not until 用法有哪些？「我看電視直到半夜，然後上床睡覺」跟「我一直看電視，直到半夜才上床睡覺」，這二句意思一樣，也都會用到unitl，但寫法大不相同。第一句是表示動作延續直到某時，即until+動作終點，用until的基本型即可。第二句必須用not…until，not…until+另一個動作起點。

與中文習慣不同，對於「直到才」的表示，英文是先否定掉沒做某動作(not的部分)再接開始做的時間(until)，直接翻譯是「某人沒做某事，直到某時才做」。not until還可以移到句首形成倒裝句，或搭配分裂句做強調，都是很漂亮的加分句型喔！

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Benjamin didn’t go to bed until midnight.

(Benjamin直到半夜才去睡覺。)

→ 先否定掉動作didn’t go to bed，再加「until 時間」

→ 即「not until+另一個動作起點」

The students didn’t stop talking until their teacher entered the classroom.

(直到老師走進教室，學生們才停止說話。)

→ 先否定掉動作didn’t stop talking，再加「until 子句」

→ 即「not until+另一個動作起點」

The children didn’t start to eat dinner until their mother got angry.

(孩子們直到媽媽生氣才開始吃晚飯。)

→ 先否定掉動作didn’t start to … ，再加「until 子句」

→ 即「not until+另一個動作起點」

Sarah did not realize her true potential until she started believing in herself.

(直到莎拉開始相信自己，她才意識到自己的真正潛力。)

→ 先否定掉動作did not realize …，再加「until 子句」

→ 即「not … until+另一個動作起點」

The party did not come alive until the DJ started playing upbeat music.

(直到DJ開始播放歡快的音樂，派對才變得熱鬧起來。)

→ 先否定掉動作did not come alive，再加「until 子句」

I did not understand the importance of time management until I missed an important deadline.

(直到我錯過了一個重要的截止日期，我才意識到時間管理的重要性。)

→ 先否定掉動作did not understand…，再加「until 子句」

They did not realize the beauty of nature until they went on a hiking trip.

(直到他們去了一次徒步旅行，他們才意識到大自然的美麗。)

→ 先否定掉動作did not realize…，再加「until 子句」

The project did not progress smoothly until the team started collaborating effectively.

(直到團隊開始有效合作，這個項目才順利進展。)

→ 先否定掉動作did not progress…，再加「until 子句」

The old man did not feel at ease until he had checked all the doors and windows before going to bed.

(直到這位老人在睡覺前檢查了所有的門窗，他才感到安心。)

→ 先否定掉動作did not feel…，再加「until 子句」

The true impact of their actions did not become clear until they saw the consequences unfold.

(直到他們看到後果的展開，他們才明白他們的行為所帶來的真正影響。)

→ 先否定掉動作did not become…，再加「until 子句」

Not until the thirsty mountaineer drank some water was he able to speak.

(直到天黑了，工人們才收工。)

→ Not until移到句首後，將動詞was移到主詞he之前改成倒裝句

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until midnight did Fiona finish the talk with her friend.

(直到半夜，Fiona才結束與她朋友的談話。)

→ Not until移到句首後，在主詞Fiona前加上did改成倒裝句

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until it got dark did the workers call it a day.

(直到天黑了，工人們才收工。)

→ Not until移到句首後，在主詞the workers前加上did改成倒裝句

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until I finished the exam did I realize how much I had studied.

(直到我完成考試後，我才意識到我學了多少。)

→ Not until移到句首後，在主詞I前加上did改成倒裝句

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

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Not until the sun set did they start their journey back home.

(直到太陽下山，他們才開始回家的旅程。)

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until Branda lost her job did she appreciate the importance of financial stability.

(直到Branda失去工作，她才意識到財務穩定的重要性。)

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until they reached the summit did they realize the breathtaking beauty of the mountain range.

(直到他們到達山頂，他們才意識到山脈的壯麗美景。)

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until the rain stopped did the children go out to play in the park.

(直到雨停，孩子們才去公園玩耍。)

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until Alison received the scholarship did she decide to pursue her dream of studying abroad.

(直到Alison獲得獎學金，她才決定追求出國留學的夢想。)

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until the villagers ran out of food did they realize the importance of proper meal planning.

(直到村民們吃光食物，他們才意識到適當的膳食計劃的重要性。)

→ 即「Not until…+V+S」

Not until the clock struck midnight did the celebration truly begin.

(直到時鐘敲響午夜，慶祝活動才真正開始。)

It was not until the doctor’s warning that Kevin paid attention to his health problems.

(直到醫生警告，Kevin才開始注意自己的健康問題。)

→ 將not until…移到It was後，將句子剩餘部分放在that後

→ 此結構不需要倒裝

It was not until it rained that the baseball players stopped the game and went home.

(直到下雨，棒球運動員才停止比賽回家。)

→ 將not until…移到It was後，將句子剩餘部分放在that後

→ 此結構不需要倒裝

It is not until people face their fears that they can realize their true strength.

(直到人們面對恐懼，才意識到自己的真正力量。)

→ 此結構不需要倒裝

It is not until we make mistakes that we can learn valuable life lessons.

(直到我們犯錯，才會學到寶貴的人生教訓。)

→ 此結構不需要倒裝

It is not until you experience failure that you appreciate the taste of success.

(直到你經歷失敗，你才體會到成功的滋味。)

→ 此結構不需要倒裝

It is not until we face adversity that we may discover our inner resilience.

(直到我們面對逆境，才會發現自己內在的堅韌力量。)

It is not until you travel to foreign countries that you can truly appreciate different cultures.

(直到你去過外國，你才能真正欣賞不同的文化。)

It was not until the lady stepped out of her comfort zone that she experienced personal growth.

(直到這女士走出舒適區，她才會經歷個人成長。)

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