英文美句D169：你挺直腰杆（别人就不能骑到你的背上）

A man can"t ride your back unless it is bent.

没有人能骑在你的背上，除非你自己把腰弯下。

【相关单词短语讲解】

unless

英 [nles] 美 [nles]

conj.

(1) 除非；除非在…情况下

( used to say that sth can only happen or be true in a particular situation )

You won"t get paid for time off unless you have a doctor"s note.

除非你有医生证明，否则你不上班便拿不到工资。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He hasn"t got any hobbies——unless you call watching TV a hobby.

他没有什么爱好——除非你把看电视也称作爱好。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

No-one could use the computer unless they had a password.

除非知道密码，否则谁也用不了那台计算机。

——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

(2) 若非；如果不

( used to give the only situation in which sth will not happen or be true )

I sleep with the window open unless it"s really cold.

天气若不很冷，我总开着窗户睡觉。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Unless something unexpected happens, I"ll see you tomorrow.

如果不出意外，我明天去看你。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Have a cup of tea─unless you"d prefer a cold drink?

喝杯茶吧——除非你喜欢冷饮？

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

We can"t keep abreast of the developing situation unless we study harder.

我们如果不加强学习，就会跟不上形势。

——《汉英大词典》

The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented.

如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。

——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

【拓展】 Unless is used to talk about a situation that could happen, or something that could be true in the future. If you know that something has not happened or that sth is not true, use 【if… not】 ：

例：如果你不是总是这么匆忙的话，你的工作会好得多。

正确说法：If you weren"t always in such a hurry (= but you are) , your work would be much better.

错误说法：Your work would be much better unless you were always in such a hurry.

总结：

指将来可能发生或可能真实的情况用unless

如果知道没有发生或不真实则用if...not

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