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Khubilai 2015/08/20 温斯顿·丘吉尔在二战回忆录中说：“It was not till April, 1933, that the establishment of the hundred-thousand army was officially exceeded…”感觉这里似乎该用until，但又不知其所以然。 查了些资料，对两者异同总结如下： 1. 两者可同义互换，主要取决于习惯或音律。如George Orwell书中的两句话： a) The new ration did not start till tomorrow and he had on b) Very likely the confessions had been rewritten and rewritten until the original facts and dates no longer had the smallest significance. 2. Till较随意；而until较正式。 3. Until的使用频率远高于till。 4. Till较为古老，并非until的简写。 5. Until可用于句首，如“Until you get that paper written, don't even think about going to the movies.”但till一般只用于句中。 6. 两者都表示时间，不用于距离。可以说“We walked as far as the edge of the forest.”但不能说“We walked until the edge of the forest.” 7. 两者都表示时间，不用于数量。可以说“This car can seat up to eight people.”但不能说“This car can seat until eight people”。 8. 在from后面时，可用to替换till或until。对比： a) I usually work from ten to six. b) I usually work from ten till six. 9. Not until或not till等于not before。如“We won’t be seeing each other until Christmas.”等于“We won’t be seeing each other before Christmas.” 10. ‘Till与’til是不标准的写法，指till，但一般认为是until，通常用于广告、歌词、诗歌等。如： a) Shop ’til you drop b) It ain’t over ’til it’s over 11. 某些固定用法，如“Till death do us part”。
参考资料： http:///2011/04/05/till-vs-%E2%80%98til/ http://www./language/difference-between-until-and-till/ http://english./questions/6989/what-is-the-difference-between-till-and-until
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