1·Only then did I learn the unpalatable truth.
直到那时我才得知令人难以接受的真相。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Only then did she realize the stress he was under.
直到那时她才意识到他所承受的压力。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·It was only then that I began to learn the unpalatable truth about John.
直到那时我才开始了解到有关约翰的令人难以接受的真相。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Only then was publication permitted.
直到那时才允许出版。
5·Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
直到那时我才意识到我妈妈是多么漂亮！
6·Then, and only then, China might be an engine for the global economy.
到那时，也只有到那时，中国或许可能成为全球经济的引擎。
7·Only then will they be useful servants and not Frankenstein's out-of-control monster.
只有到那时，他们才会成为有用处的仆人，而不是成为弗兰肯斯坦里失控的怪物。
8·Only then can they hope to describe conditions at the Big Bang, when all space and time was compressed into a volume far smaller than a proton.
只有那样他们才能指望描述大爆炸的情况，所有的空间和时间全部在那时被压缩成一个远小于质子的体积。
9·Only then can we start a nice journey and find true happiness in our lives.
只有这样，我们才能开始一个美好的旅程，在我们的生活中找到真正的幸福。
10·Only then will he have a chance to achieve his dream.
只有这样，他才有机会实现他的梦想。