Faith口语课堂 第17课 “Until”的用法

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 今天，我们专门介绍"until"的两个用法，"until"的意思呢是，直到，直至，可是相当有用的。
第一种：肯定句　＋"until"　＋　句子或词组或单词，　意思是一直做某事，直到…才停止。

The music is on until the next day.音乐一直响到第二天。
I'll be waiting for you until 10 o'clock sharp.我会等你等到10点钟。
We've got a few hours to kill until our next flight. 飞机起飞前我们还有几个小时要打发。
We're talking and talking until the light is off.我们一直聊到灯熄灭了。
Everybody is quite thrilled¹ until the movie begins.电影一开始，每个人的兴奋劲就没了。

 第二种：否定句　＋"until"　＋　句子或词组或单词，　意思是直到…才会做某事。
I won't come back to my office until tomorrow morning. 我要到明天早上才能回到办公室。
Things won't come to their end until the beginning of next month.  到下个月初这一切才会结束。
You won't be able to get a promotion² until your boss is fired.你只有等到你老板被炒掉了，才有机会升职。
Stacy didn't do her homework until her mother got home.　思得思直到她妈妈回到家才开始做家庭作业。
Don't talk to me until you realize your mistake.　等你认识到你的错误之后才来跟我说话。

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1 thrilled   

adj.非常兴奋的；极为激动的vt.“thrill”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He was thrilled at the prospect of seeing them again. 他一想到將要再次见到他们便欣喜若狂。
• They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery. 他们因发现了一件保存完好的罗马时代陶器而欣喜若狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。