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*<em>直到</em> 电影 结束 ,他 <strong>都 没</strong> 来 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídào</em> diànyǐng jiéshù, tā <strong>dōu méi</strong> lái.</span><span class="trans">He never showed up until the movie was over.</span> | *<em>直到</em> 电影 结束 ,他 <strong>都 没</strong> 来 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídào</em> diànyǐng jiéshù, tā <strong>dōu méi</strong> lái.</span><span class="trans">He never showed up until the movie was over.</span> | ||
*<em>直到</em> 十 年 后 ,她 <strong>都 不</strong> 能 忘记 那 件 事 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídào</em> shí nián hòu, tā <strong>dōu bù</strong> néng wàngjì nà jiàn shì.</span><span class="trans">She could't forget that matter until ten years later.</span> | *<em>直到</em> 十 年 后 ,她 <strong>都 不</strong> 能 忘记 那 件 事 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídào</em> shí nián hòu, tā <strong>dōu bù</strong> néng wàngjì nà jiàn shì.</span><span class="trans">She could't forget that matter until ten years later.</span> | ||
− | *我 认识 他 一年 多 了 ,<em>直到</em> 现在 ,我 <strong>都 不</strong> 知道 他 的 全名 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ rènshi tā yī nián duō le, <em>zhídào</em> xiànzài, wǒ <strong>dōu bù</strong> zhīdào tā de quánmíng.</span><span class="trans">I've known him for more than one year, but I still don't know his full name | + | *我 认识 他 一年 多 了 ,<em>直到</em> 现在 ,我 <strong>都 不</strong> 知道 他 的 全名 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ rènshi tā yī nián duō le, <em>zhídào</em> xiànzài, wǒ <strong>dōu bù</strong> zhīdào tā de quánmíng.</span><span class="trans">I've known him for more than one year, but I still don't know his full name.</span> |
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用于描述过去发生的事时,后半句常常用"才"或"都"连接。
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Affirmative Form
Structure
直到 + Time / Event ,Subj. + 才 + Predicate
Examples
- 直到 十二 点 半 ,我 才 做 完 作业 。It wasn't until half past twelve in the morning that I finished homework.
- 直到 离开 家 ,我 才 知道 家 有 多 好。I didn't realize how great it is to be at home until I left home.
- 直到 大学 毕业 ,我 才 开始 一个人 住 。It wasn't until I graduated from college that I started living alone.
- 她 直到 十八 岁 才 见到 亲生 父母 。It wasn't until she was eighteen that she met her biological parents.
- 直到 去 了 北京 ,他 才 知道 大 城市 的 生活 多么 不 容易 。It wasn't until he went to Beijing that he began to understand that life in a big city is not easy.
Negative Form
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直到 + Time / Event ,Subj. + 都 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
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- 直到 他 死 ,我们 都 没 见 过 。We never met till his death.
- 她们 是 同学 ,但是 直到 毕业 ,都 没 说 过 话 。They are classmates. But they had never spoken until they graduated.
- 直到 电影 结束 ,他 都 没 来 。He never showed up until the movie was over.
- 直到 十 年 后 ,她 都 不 能 忘记 那 件 事 。She could't forget that matter until ten years later.
- 我 认识 他 一年 多 了 ,直到 现在 ,我 都 不 知道 他 的 全名 。I've known him for more than one year, but I still don't know his full name.
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