1. English meaning:
The simplified construction more directly maps to the
basic English usage of “unless,” as in, “I won‘t do
it unless you pay me. "除非 means "unless" in the
following "y , 除非 x" pattern. The sentences below
place emphasis on the part after 除非.
Structure:
Result / Fact ,除非 + Condition
Result / Fact ,除非 + Condition
2. Result / Fact ,除非 + Condition
A:考試要有好成績,除非有看書。
A: Kǎoshì yào yǒu hǎochéngjī, chúfēi yǒu kànshū.
A: The exam must have good grades unless there is a reading.
B:看來,這次應該考不好,昨晚太晚回家,沒看書就睡了!
B: Kàn lái, zhècì yīnggāi kǎo bù hǎo, zuó wǎn tài wǎn huí jiā, méi kànshū jiù shuìle!
B: It seems that this time I will failed. I go home too late last night, I slept without reading a book!
3. Result / Fact ,除非 + Condition
A:你不能進去,除非你有預約。
A: Nǐ bùnéng jìnqù, chúfēi nǐ yǒu yùyuē.
A: You can't go in, unless you have an appointment.
B:好吧! 可以幫我預約明天下午三點嗎?
B: Hǎo ba! Kěyǐ bāng wǒ yùyuē míngtiān xiàwǔ sān diǎn ma?
B: Ok! Can you make an appointment for me at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon?
4. Result / Fact 除非 Condition
與其待在家,考試要有好成績, 除非 有看書。
你不能進去, 除非 你有預約。
Result / Fact ,除非 + Condition
5. A:你不能進去,除非你有預約。
A: Nǐ bùnéng jìnqù, chúfēi nǐ yǒu yùyuē.
A: You can't go in, unless you have an appointment.
B:好吧! 可以幫我預約明天下午三點嗎?
B: Hǎo ba! Kěyǐ bāng wǒ yùyuē míngtiān xiàwǔ sān diǎn ma?
B: Ok! Can you make an appointment for me at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon?
A:目前這個月都無法預約,幫您預約下個月好嗎?
A: Mùqián zhège yuè dōu wúfǎ yùyuē, bāng nín yùyuē xià gè yuè hǎo ma?
A: I can't make an appointment this month. May I help you to make an appointment for next month?
B:那算了!我去吃別間餐廳。
B: Nà suànle! Wǒ qù chī bié jiān cāntīng.
B: That's it! I went to eat another restaurant.