◆16)rather than(而不是……)

　　Rather than pursue money to achieve happiness，we should focus on the improvement of ourselves.

　　我們應(yīng)該集中精力改善自我，而不是追求金錢的享樂。

　　◆17)not... until(直到……才)

　　We can't release the film until we have the approval from the authority concerned.

　　直到獲得有關(guān)當(dāng)局的批準我們才能發(fā)行那部電影。

　　◆18)so/ such(…)that(如此……以至于)

　　With the rumor spreading fast, their anxiety was such that they could not sleep/they became so anxious that they could not sleep.

　　在謠言迅速散播的情況下，他們焦慮異常，無法人睡。

　　◆19)(The) chances are that(很可能……)

　　Chances are thatshe has already known it, and there is no need for us to keep the secret.

　　她很可能已經(jīng)知道了，所以我們沒有必要再保守這個秘密。

　　◆20)It occurred to sb. that(突然想到……)

　　It had never occurred to Cinderella she would become a princess someday.

　　辛德瑞拉從來沒有想到她會成為一位王妃。

　　◆21)not...but...(不是……而是……)

　　To our disappointment, the plan caused not development but destruction.

　　讓我們失望的是，這個計劃帶來的不是進步而是破壞。

　　◆22)It is taken for granted that(……被認為是理所當(dāng)然的)

　　It has been taken for granted that women should take on all the housework.

　　多年來人們一直認為女性做家務(wù)是理所當(dāng)然的。

　　◆23)It is/ was said that(據(jù)說)

　　It is said that man is the least biologically determined species of all because he possesses features absent in other natural species.

　　◆24)When it comes to...(提及，當(dāng)提到……的時候)

　　When it comes to physics, I know nothing.

　　談到物理學(xué)，我一無所知。

　　◆25)be not much of a...(是個不太好的……)

　　Mike is not much of a teacher for he often skips from one subject to another.

　　麥克不是個好老師，因為他總是從一個話題跳轉(zhuǎn)到另一個話題。

　　◆26)As far as sb./sth. is concerned(就……而言，在……看來)

　　As far as I am concerned, fashion belongs to women.

　　在我看來，時尚是屬于女性的。

　　◆27)not only...but also(不但……而且……)

　　Shakespeare is not only a great playwright but also a brilliant poet.

　　莎士比亞不僅是一位偉大的劇作家而且是一位才華橫溢的詩人。

　　◆28)(n) either...(n) or...(既不……也不……;或者……或者……)

　　Liking neither the story nor the background music, he fell asleep in the cinema.

　　他既不喜歡故事情節(jié)也不喜歡背景音樂, 所以在電影院里睡著了。

　　◆29)no sooner than/ hardly when/ scarcely when(剛……就……)

　　I had hardly opened the door when he rushed in.

　　我剛開門他就沖進來了。

　　◆30)the more…the more(越……越……)

　　The fastera country’s economy develops, the slower its population grows.

　　一個國家的經(jīng)濟發(fā)展越快，它的人口增長就越慢。