The only thing that prevented the
passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.
$\Rightarrow$ Had it been for the death of the Prime
Minister, the bill would not have been passed.
It is quite pointless to complain.
[thiếu cơ sở]
$\Rightarrow$ There is no point in complaining
How could I help, except to offer to
lend her some money?
$\Rightarrow$ Other than to offer to lend her dome money, how could I help
?
We had to wait two hours for Donald.
$\Rightarrow$ Donald
kept us waiting for two hours.
It would not have been possible to
solve that puzzle, even for a genius.
$\Rightarrow$ That
puzzle can't be solve that puzzle, even for a genius.
The students regretted that they had
missed the lecture.
$\Rightarrow$ The students regretted not having attended
the lecture
If you missed the programe, you
can't really judge. [phán đoán]
$\Rightarrow$ Unless
you watched the programme, you can't really judge
John and Mary moved to Edinburgh
twenty years ago.
$\Rightarrow$ It is
20 years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh
She never seems to succeed, even
though she works hard.
$\Rightarrow$ However
hard she works, she never seems to succeed
It was more of an argument than a
discussion.
$\Rightarrow$ It
was not so much a discussion as an arguement
"You
damaged my bicycle, John!" said Margaret.
$\Rightarrow$ Margaret
accused John of damaging her bicycle
It is one hundred years since the
birth of D.H.Lawrence, the famous novelist.
$\Rightarrow$ D.H.Lawrence
,the famous novelist,was born one hundred years ago
John Speke failed to find the source
of the Nile River.
$\Rightarrow$ John Speke didn't succeed in finding the
source of the Nile River.