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6. When he entered the house, the police arrested him.
- Hardly had he entered the house when the police arrested him. (Vừa mới bước vào nhà thì anh ta đã bị cảnh sát bắt.)
7. She has rarely traveled more than fifty miles from her village.
- Rarely has she traveled more than fifty miles from her village. (Hiếm khi cô ấy đi xa hơn 50 dặm so với làng của mình.)
8. You must on no account lift heavy weights like that again.
- On no account must you lift heavy weights like that again. (Dù bất cứ lý do gì, bạn cũng không được nâng những vật nặng như vậy nữa.)
9. There are no temples like these anywhere else.
- Nowhere else are there temples like these. (Không nơi nào khác có những ngôi đền như thế này.)
10. When he went out, it started raining.
- No sooner had he gone out than it started raining. (Vừa mới đi ra thì trời bắt đầu mưa.)
11. He finished reading "The thorn bird", and started reading "Gone with the wind".
- Hardly had he finished reading "The thorn bird" when he started reading "Gone with the wind". (Vừa mới đọc xong "Con chim nhạn" thì anh ta đã bắt đầu đọc "Cuốn theo chiều gió".)
12. It is not worth considering his suggestion for a moment.
- Not for a moment is it worth considering his suggestion. (Không đáng để suy nghĩ về đề xuất của anh ta dù chỉ một phút.)
13. If you had given it in on time, you would have got a high mark.
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- Had you given it in on time, you would have got a high mark. (Nếu bạn nộp đúng hạn, bạn đã đạt điểm cao.)
14. He tries hard but gets nowhere.
- However hard he tries, he gets nowhere. (Dù cố gắng thế nào, anh ta vẫn không đạt được gì.)
15. I was never shown how to operate the machinery.
- At no time was I shown how to operate the machinery. (Không lúc nào tôi được chỉ cách vận hành máy móc.)
16. John didn't celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.
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- Not until John received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate. (Cho đến khi nhận được thư đề nghị thăng chức, John mới ăn mừng.)
17. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
- Never in my life have I seen such a mess. (Tôi chưa bao giờ thấy cảnh hỗn loạn như vậy trong đời.)
18. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my mother meant to me.
- Not until I left home did I realize how much my mother meant to me. (Mãi đến khi rời khỏi nhà, tôi mới nhận ra mẹ mình quan trọng với tôi như thế nào.)
19. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday.
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- Only by training hard everyday can you become a good athlete. (Chỉ bằng cách luyện tập chăm chỉ mỗi ngày, bạn mới có thể trở thành một vận động viên giỏi.)
20. They had to wait for 12 hours before the flight left.
- Only after waiting for 12 hours did the flight leave. (Phải đợi 12 tiếng đồng hồ thì chuyến bay mới khởi hành.)