求助TPO10阅读一题关于until和not until

fleur2005UID: 2385229

Paragraph 7：Bills of exchange contributed to the development of banks, as exchangers began to provide loans. Not until the eighteenth century, however, did such banks as the Bank of Amsterdam and the Bank of England begin to provide capital for business investment. Their principal function was to provide funds for the state.

10. According to paragraph 7, until the eighteenth century, it was the principal function of which of the following to provide funds for the state?

○ Bills of exchange

○ Exchangers who took loans

○ Banks

○ Business investment

答案选C   我选A

我理解not until是到某一时刻才开始做某事， until是到某一时刻前一直在做某事

lz80521UID: 2756488

bills促进bank的发展，但是eighteenth century以前这些bank一直没有为business提供资金，而主要是为state提供钱。

fleur2005UID: 2385229

2# lz80521

楼上翻译的和我的理解一样啊

但是题目问的是until不是not until啊

lz80521UID: 2756488

是啊，bank在18世纪以前为state投资而没有为business投资，所以选C 3# fleur2005

fleur2005UID: 2385229

until 不是到某一时刻前一直在做某事么

He will be working until 5 o'clock.   他将一直工作到五点钟。

crysmileUID: 2528832

Paragraph 7：Bills of exchange contributed to the development of banks, as exchangers began to provide loans. Not until the eighteenth century, however, did such banks as the Bank of Amsterdam and the Bank of England begin to provide capital for business investment. Their principal function was to provide funds for the state.

大致翻译一下：随着兑换商开始提供贷款，汇票对银行的发展起了促进作用。然而，直到18世纪，阿姆斯特丹和英国的银行才开始为商业投资提供资本。它们过去的主要功能是为国家提供资金。

10. According to paragraph 7, until the eighteenth century, it was the principal function of which of the following to provide funds for the state?

题干翻译：直到18世纪，为国家提供资金一直都是____的主要功能。

在本段中不是bill of exchange 和 banks功能交替的对比，而是汇票促进银行发展，导致银行产生了新功能，不再停留于为国家服务。
本段讲的是banks本身在不同时期功能的变化，18世纪以前是为国家（公）提供资金，直到18世纪以后，才开始为（私）商业提供资金。

这样解释可以了吗？：）

rainandcmUID: 2442269

楼上的解释应该很清楚。自己做时都没有注意到until和not until的区别