当never, hardly, little, seldom, nor, rarely, scarcely, no, not等否定词以及only 状语位于句首时，句子的主语和谓语要实行部分倒装，即：
否定性副词（或not 名词） 助动词 主语 实义动词
如果句子本身不带助动词，就要添加一个助动词do(does，did)：
They not only rob you, they smash everything too.（原句）
Not only do they rob you , they smash everything too.（倒装）
他们不仅抢劫你，而且还砸烂所有的东西。
Not only does she speak Spanish, she's also good with computers.
她不仅会说西班牙语，还精通计算机。
Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
母亲们不但得不到报酬，而且她们做的那些乏味艰苦的工作常常都不为人所注意。
Not only is it just the job for travelling, but it's handy for groceries too.
它不仅非常适合于旅行，而且用来日常购物也很方便。
Not only is the position of the earth changing but the earth itself is undergoing change.
不但地球的位置在变化，而且地球本身也在经历着变化。
Little did I know that this spelled the end of my career.
我一点也没想到这会断送了我的职业生涯。
Little did I know that I would actually wind up being on the staff
我完全没有想到自己最后竟会在这里供职。
Little did I dream of succeeding so well.
我梦想不到会这么成功。
Little did I know that I would discover my love for ASL ．
我不知道我会发现自己对手语的喜爱。（高考真题）
Little do we know that we actually are members of the Royal family.
我们不知道，事实上我们乃是王室的成员之一呢。
Little do they hope but that their family should be safe.
他们无所愿求，但望家人安全。
Little does he care about what others think.
他根本不在乎别人怎么想。
Little does he realize the danger he is in.
他一点都没有意识到危险性。
Little does he care about money.
他一点都不关心钱。
Little does he care whether the workers live or die.
他一点不在乎工人们的死活。
Only then did he understand it.
只有那时他才明白。
Only then did she realize the stress he was under.
直到那时她才意识到他所承受的压力。
Only then did I learn the unpalatable truth.
直到那时我才得知令人难以接受的真相。
Only now does he see the good of taking exercise.
他这才知道锻炼身体的好处。
Only then should you set your goals ．
只有这样你才能设定你的目标。（高考真题）
Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces.
直到现在我才真正了解这些队伍的力量。
Only now have doctors, and allied medical professionals, come to appreciate this.
直到现在医生和相关医学人士才开始对此有所认识。
Only in Paris do you find bars like this.
只有在巴黎你才能找到这样的酒吧。
Only in his dreams does he give expression to his fears.
他只有在梦中表现出恐惧。
Only in this way can the critical mass of participation be reached.
只有这样才能凑足参与人数。
Only in this way can the experiment succeed.
惟有这样做，试验才能成功。
Only on special occasions would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands, Adeline says ．
阿德琳说,只有在特殊情况下他们才会把它拿出来,让我们拿在手里。（高考真题）
Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report ．
根据这份报告的统计,人们在晚餐时间一起吃饭的几率比较大,达到74%。（高考真题）
Only in this way can you master English.
只有用这种方法，你才能掌握英语。
Only if these conditions are fulfilled can the application proceed to the next stage.
只有满足这些条件，申请才能进入下一阶段。
在正式书面英语中，only或only if及其从句可置于句首。在句子的其余部分，be、do、have等置于主语及主要动词前。
Not until Madame Curie discovered radium did people have an idea of radioactivity.
直到居里夫人发现了镭，人们才知道什么是辐射。
倒装句结构：Not until 从句 倒转的主句（主倒从不倒）
Not until 2018 did he return to his hometown.
直到 2018 年他才回到家乡.
Not until Father came back did we begin to have supper last night.
昨晚直到父亲回来,我们才开始吃晚饭.
Not until the teacher came in did the students stop talking.
直到老师进来学生们才停止讲话。
Not until next week will the sports meet be held.
直到下周才开运动会。
Not until next week will the sports meet be held.
直到下周才开运动会。
Not until a few months later did he know the story.
直到几个月后，他才知道这件事。
Not until last night did I get the news.
直到昨晚我才听到这个消息。
Not until his friend offered to help could he do it.
直到他的朋友帮助他，他才有办法做那事。
Not until the sun set did we get to the mountain village.
直到太阳落山我们才到达那个山村。
Not until the train pulled into the station did he find his suitcase was gone.
直到火车进站，他才发现手提箱不见了。
Not until they come down will people begin to crawl out from under their loads of debt.
直到债务下降，人们才会开始摆脱沉重的债务负担。
Not until the end of the day did they give up searching.
直到一天结束，他们才放弃寻找。
Not until you apologize will I leave this room.
你不道歉，我就不走了。
Not until we got home did the rain stop.
直到我们到家雨才停。
Until用于否定句通常有三种句型：
He did not know the truth of the matter until a few months later.（原句）
Not until a few months later did he know the truth of the matter.（倒装句）
It was not until a few months later that he knew the truth of the matter.（强调句）
直到几个月后，他才知道事情的真相。
I did not realize my mistake until they had a heart-to-heart talk with me. （原句）
Not until they had a heart-to-heart talk with me did I realize my mistake. （倒装句）
It wasn’t until they had a heart-to-heart talk with me that I realized my mistake. （强调句）
直到他们跟我推心置腹的交谈，我才意识到自己的错误。
The doctor talked about his research for an hour, but not a word did John understand.
医生谈论他的研究有一个小时了，但约翰一句话也听不懂。（高考真题）
Seldom had he seen such beauty.
他以前很少见过这样的美景。
Seldom did the president show up in public after he resigned.
那位总统辞职后很少在公众场合露面。
Seldom did he come alone.
他很少独自一人来。
Seldom do I go to school by bus.
我几乎不坐公交车去学校。
Very seldom do you find that two clocks or watches exactly agree.
你很难发现两个钟或表的时间完全一样。
Seldom does he spend his time playing cards.
他很少花时候去玩扑克。
Nor had the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population.
战争年代的救济金也没有惠及所有的人。
Nor did his denial carry conviction.
他的否认也没有说服力。
He doesn't want to live in the country when he grows up, nor does he want to live in the city.
他长大后不想住在乡下，也不想住在城里。
Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.
难得有一场辩论吸引这么多的媒体关注。
Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine
她只是偶尔才喝杯红酒，让自己享受一下。
Rarely do schoolteachers have leeway to teach classes the way they want
鲜有学校老师可随心所欲地教书的情况。
Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question
他极少逃避问题。
Money was plentiful, and rarely did anyone seem very bothered about levels of expenditure
有足够的钱，似乎很难见到有人为花费而烦心。
Rarely did he fail to keep his promise.
他真的很难得失信。
Rarely does a grand jury publicly disagree with a prosecutor.
大陪审团公开反对公诉人意见的情况很少见。
Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain.
比赛才开始就下起雨来了。
Scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles.
他们刚离开，扛着步枪的士兵们就到了。
She always bears her comrades in mind; scarcely does she ever think of herself.
她心里装着同志们，惟独没有她自己。
Scarcely does he wear glasses though he is near-sighted.
虽然他近视，但他很少戴眼镜。
Scarcely can I hear him.
我几乎听不见他的话。
We had hardly/scarcely/barely sat down at the table, when/before the phone rang.
我们刚在桌子旁坐下，电话铃就响了。
Hardly/Scarcely had we sat down at the table, when/before the phone rang.
我们刚在桌子旁坐下，电话铃就响了。
No sooner had we sat down at the table than the phone rang.
我们刚在桌子旁坐下，电话铃就响了。
Hardly had we arrived than the problems started.
我们刚到，问题就来了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Hardly did he come when we started off.
他刚到，我们就出发了。
