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It was + not until 时间点 + that 从句  直到......才......

eg. It was not until this afternoon that they finished all the work.  直到今天下午他们才把所有工作做完。

另外until 做“直到”解释时还有其他用法，如：until the bitter end 直到最后 和 wait until 等到....

更多例句：

1. It was not until he got sick that he realized the value of health. 直到他生病了，才体会到健康的重要性。

2. It was not until the result of mammography was released that she was diagnosed woth breast cancer. 直到胸部肿瘤X光的报告出来，她才被确诊为乳腺癌。

3. Last night, it was not until well past midnight that I finished my project.  昨天晚上一直到半夜，我才把报告写完。

4. It was not until this morning that he met his professor. 直到今天早上他才遇到教授。

5. It was not until this morning that I got the news. 直到今天早上我才收到消息。

6. It was not until this afternoon that I got the phone call. 直到今天下午我才接到电话。

7. It was not until he yelled at her that she was finally quiet. 直到他对她吼叫，她最终才安静下来。