◆16)rather than(而不是……)

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

我们应该集中精力改善自我，而不是追求金钱的享乐。

◆17)not... until(直到……才)

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

直到获得有关当局的批准我们才能发行那部电影。

◆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.

在谣言迅速散播的情况下，他们焦虑异常，无法人睡。

◆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.

她很可能已经知道了，所以我们没有必要再保守这个秘密。

◆20)It occurred to sb. that(突然想到……)

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

辛德瑞拉从来没有想到她会成为一位王妃。

◆21)not...but...(不是……而是……)

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

让我们失望的是，这个计划带来的不是进步而是破坏。

◆22)It is taken for granted that(……被认为是理所当然的)

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

多年来人们一直认为女性做家务是理所当然的。

◆23)It is/ was said that(据说)

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，当提到……的时候)

When it comes to physics, I know nothing.

谈到物理学，我一无所知。

◆25)be not much of a...(是个不太好的……)

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

麦克不是个好老师，因为他总是从一个话题跳转到另一个话题。

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

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

在我看来，时尚是属于女性的。

◆27)not only...but also(不但……而且……)

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

莎士比亚不仅是一位伟大的剧作家而且是一位才华横溢的诗人。

◆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.

他既不喜欢故事情节也不喜欢背景音乐, 所以在电影院里睡着了。

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

I had hardly opened the door when he rushed in.

我刚开门他就冲进来了。

◆30)the more…the more(越……越……)

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

一个国家的经济发展越快，它的人口增长就越慢。