unless 如果不,要是不,除非。 We shall go unless it rains. 如果不下雨我们就去。 U- you work harder, you will not pass the examination. 如果不加紧用功,你就不能通过考试。 U- absolutely compelled, I shall not go. 除非万不得已,我是不去的。 unless and until = until 〔unless and 是冗语〕。 除…之外。 U- a miracle, he'll not be back in time. 除非发生奇迹,他不会及时赶回来。 ★此种用法隐含着一个动词被省略,即相当于 U- a miracle (happens) ...。
You could not open a book in this library that i have not looked into , and got something out of also : unless it be that range of greek and latin and that of french ; and those i know one from another : it is as much as you can expect of a poor man s daughter 在这个图书室里,你可找不到有哪本书我没看过,而且本本书,我都有所得益。除了那排希腊文和拉丁文的,还有那排法文的,但那些书我也能分辨得出。对于一个穷人的女儿,你也只能期望这么多。