才(Adv.)+V "not until" 才 is used here to give the sense of "later than expected". It is usually preceded by an expression of time. Subj.+ time expression +才+V Examples: 1. 中国2001年才加入世贸。 China didn't join the World Trade Organization until 2001. 2. 美方代表要等公司总裁过目后才在合同草案上签字。 The American representative won't sign the contract until the CEO of his company has read the draft.
Substitutive drills:
大卫 |
明年 |
才 |
去台湾做生意。 |
玛丽 |
下星期 |
能给公司报价。 |
你们 |
要交款以后 |
可以提货。 |
我们 |
收到定金后 |
发货。 |
这个合同 |
修改以后 |
可以签字。 |
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