| 越来越…… | 比较级 + and + 比较级 / more and more + 原级 | 越来越冷 → colder and colder |
| 越……就越…… | the + 比较级, the + 比较级 | 越快越好 → the sooner, the better |
| 不但……而且…… | not only...but also... | 他不但聪明而且勤奋 → He is not only clever but also diligent. |
| 直到……才…… | not...until... | 直到他来我才离开 → I didn't leave until he came. |
| 一……就…… | as soon as / no sooner...than / hardly...when | 我一到家就下雨了 → No sooner had I arrived home than it rained. |
| 与其说……不如说…… | more A than B | 与其说他聪明不如说他幸运 → He is more lucky than clever. |
| 是……的时候了 | It is (high) time that + 过去时 | 是该努力学习的时候了 → It is high time we studied hard. |
| 毫无疑问…… | There is no doubt that... | 毫无疑问他是对的 → There is no doubt that he is right. |
| 据说…… | It is said that... | 据说他很富有 → It is said that he is rich. |
| 值得做…… | be worth doing / be worthy of being done | 这本书值得读 → The book is worth reading. |
| 太……而不能…… | too...to... | 他太年轻不能开车 → He is too young to drive. |
| 如此……以至于…… | so...that... / such...that... | 他如此聪明以至于人人都喜欢他 → He is so clever that everyone likes him. |
| 再……也不为过 | cannot...too... | 开车时再小心也不为过 → You cannot be too careful when driving. |
| 最好做/不做…… | had better (not) do | 你最好去看医生 → You had better see a doctor. |
| 为什么不…… | Why not do...? | 为什么不试试 → Why not have a try? |
| 花某人多长时间 | It takes sb. + time + to do | 我每天花半小时上学 → It takes me half an hour to go to school. |
| 习惯于…… | be used to doing | 我习惯早起 → I am used to getting up early. |
| 过去常常…… | used to do | 我过去常抽烟 → I used to smoke. |
| 宁愿……也不…… | would rather do than do / prefer doing to doing | 我宁愿走路也不坐公交 → I would rather walk than take a bus. |
| 正是…… | It is/was...that/who... | 正是在公园我遇到了她 → It was in the park that I met her. |