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1. No sooner had he left the house than the storm broke. No sooner was she back at home than she realized her mistake. He got married as soon as he left university. She ran off as soon as she saw me. 2. ……才……； ……就…… It was an hour before we he appeared. A long time passed before his merits were recognized. It was not long before they met again. They had not been married a month before/when they began to quarrel. 3. 直到……时……； 到……为止； 直到……才； 在……以前 Black people were denied the vote in the US until well into the 1950s. The ticket is valid up until the 12th of March. Don’t open it until your birthday. The secret was never told until after the old man’s death. Not until 1911 was the first vitamin identified. 4. 除非；若不；如果不；除非在……的时候 Unless some extra money is found, the theatre will close. Milk quickly turns sour unless it’s refrigerated. Unless he’s a complete idiot, he’ll understand. You’ll fail in French unless you work harder/ if you don’t work hard. 5. 绝不……除非；只有……才…… A student is allowed to enter this room only if a teacher has given permission. Seat belts are effective only if they are correctly adjusted. I’ll iron your shirt for you, but only if you make me a cup of coffee. You can get it done in time if only you put your back into it. 6. 待……之时，才…… Only with the full agreement of everyone can we hope to succeed. Only when a lion is hungry will it attack a human being. Not until you promise to help me will I go away. Not until well into the night did I stop working. 7. 只要；如果 You can go out to play so long as you stay in the backyard. The minister said he would still support them, as long as they didn’t break the rules. The president need not step down as long as the elections held under international supervision. Detergent cannot harm a fabric, so long as it has been properly dissolved. 8. 与其说……不如说…… It is not so much advice as approval that we seek. The funding you have provided is not so much a material incentive as a moral support. The oceans do not so much div