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It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen .

直到早晨才看清了损害的严重程度。

It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified .

直到1911年才发现了第一种维生素。

It was not until 1974 that his ability to write gelled again .

直到1974年，他的写作才华才又得以发挥。

It was not until yesterday that I learned it .

顶昨天我才听说这件事。

People say : “ Guilin 's scenery is peerless in the world . ” It was not until I visited the place that I found it really worthy of the reputation .

人们都说“桂林山水甲天下”，到桂林一看，果然名不虚传。

Not until they heard that she was safe and sound were their minds set at rest .

听到她平安无事的消息，大家心里才一块石头落地。

It was not until I became involved in student government that I gained the confidence to handle projects that I created with the help of ASUCR Office of the President ．

直到我加入了学生会,我才有信心在加州大学河滨分校的主席办公室的帮助下做我创建的项目。

It was not until then that I noticed the boy could see nothing .

直到那时我才注意到那个男孩什么也看不见。

Not until last week was the project in full blast .

工程直到上星期才全部开工。

It was not until years afterwards that he heard of Semmelweis .

误：没过几年他就听到了Semmelweis的消息。正：直到数年之后他才听到Semmelweis的消息。二、长句直译的误区

It was not until August that fighting in the Far East ceased and the war finally ended .

直到八月份，远东地区的战斗才停止，二战终于结束了。

It 's not until No. 11 that some social science majors such as Chinese language and literature , foreign language studies and journalism1 appear .

直到第11名才开始出现一些社会科学类专业，比如汉语言文学、外国语和新闻学专业。

Not until then , did people realize that Huang Gong had been overmodest and had deliberately7 described his daughters as ugly .

这时候，人们才知道：原来是黄公过于谦虚，故意把自己女儿说得丑陋。

It was not until one night , we were doing our clean up details ( the military saves money on janitorial6 services by farming out its students to indentured7 servitude ) that I got curious .

有一天我们在做大扫除时（军队都是通过让学员做苦工来节省请勤杂工人的费用），我开始觉得好奇。

Not until he had finished his work did he go home .

他直到把工作做完，才回家去。

Not until last week did I get a work permit .

直到上周我才拿到工作许可证。

Not until late that night did they get back .

他们那天夜里很晚才回来。

Not until we 're sure the computer has done its job .

我们先要确定电脑能完成工作。

Not until you say you 'll talk to him .

你不说你去跟他谈我就不走。

But not until I 've talked to him first .

但必须在我先和他谈过之后。

Not until the train had left did I reach the station .

直到火车离开，我才到达车站。

I wouldn 't tell him anything , not until they explain .

我不会告诉他任何事，除非他们解释。

Not until he told me had I heard anything of it .

在他告诉我之前，我没有听到过这件事。

But not until in recent years has the corporation bond market kept a good development momentum .

但是，企业债券市场直到最近几年才迎来大好的发展时机。

It was not until the class was over that he began to teach me English .

直到下课之后他才开始教我英语。

Not until they lose it do people realise the value of heath .

直到失去了健康，人们才了解它的价值。

Not until late A , when the brain gets put together , that I start to exist .

直到晚期A阶段，大脑慢慢构建起来我才存在。

Not until mineral oil is cleaned and separated into different products can it be of use to man .

只有把矿物油净化分离成各种产品之后，它才会对人有用。

It is not until the 1940s that such machine can be built .

直到20世纪40年代这种机器才能制造。

Not until that evening was she able to recover her self-control .

一直到那天晚上，她才恢复了自我控制能力。