not...until基本含義是“直到...才”。

　　I did not go home until my mother called me.

　　我直到我媽媽打電話給我才回家。

　　Not until Father came back did we begin to have supper last night.

　　昨晚直到父親回來(lái)，我們才開(kāi)始吃晚飯。

　　not until的倒裝與強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)，not until通常與非延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞連用，強(qiáng)調(diào)主句所表示的狀態(tài)或情景從until所表示的'時(shí)間才發(fā)生，主句必須是否定句。

　　1、當(dāng)Not until位于句首時(shí),句子要倒裝。其結(jié)構(gòu)為:Not until+從句/表時(shí)間的詞+助動(dòng)詞+(主句)主語(yǔ)+謂語(yǔ)

　�。�1）Not until the teacher came in did the students stop talking.

　　直到老師進(jìn)來(lái)學(xué)生們才停止講話。

　�。�2）Not until next week will the sports meet be held.

　　直到下周才開(kāi)運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)。

　　2、not until的強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)為:It is / was not until+從句/表時(shí)間的詞+that

　　（1）It was not until the teacher came in that the students stopped talking.

　�。�2）It is not until next week that the sports meet will be held.