Unless

(conj.) Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious.

手打:撒迪厄斯

• The first half-hour was lost, for Fanny and Lady Bertram were together, and unless she had Fanny to herself she could hope for nothing. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Winifred did not notice human beings unless they were like herself, playful and slightly mocking. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• At last I had to say to General Thomas that I should be obliged to remove him unless he acted promptly. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• I'm a poor black feckless sheep--childer may clem for aught I can do, unless, parson, yo'd help me? 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• He won't do it unless he is very much worried, and only threatens it sometimes, when he gets tired of studying. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• My existence will be simply unendurable to me, unless I do something towards clearing my character at once. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• It was the sum she had set aside to pacify her dress-maker--unless she should decide to use it as a sop to the jeweller. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He has occasion for no machines or instruments of trade, unless his shop or warehouse be considered as such. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• I hate to dwell long on any subject, unless indeed it were the merits of these my most interesting and valuable memoirs! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I wish you could know Mr. Clayton; he is the dearest fellow imaginable, and unless I am mistaken he has fallen very much in love with me. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• I won't open my mouth unless you tell me to. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Certainly, I answered-- unless I relieve you of all necessity for trying the experiment in the interval. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• In my youth young men didn't desert pretty women unless they were made to! 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• It is a mere toss up whether I shall ever do more than keep myself decently, unless I choose to sell myself as a mere pen and a mouthpiece. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• If it ends in your setting the house on fire, Damme if I send for the engines, unless you ring the bell and order them first! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• There's stabling in this place for a dozen horses; and unless Nickits is belied, he kept the full number. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Unless you are inviting death for us all you had best drop, and that quickly. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I daresay there's truth in yon Latin book on your shelves; but it's gibberish and not truth to me, unless I know the meaning o' the words. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Unless he has left a will (which is not at all likely) I shall take out letters of administration. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• You know how I detest it, unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Not unless you particklerly wish it,' replied Sam; 'but I mustn't leave this here room. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Suspense was the devil, and he could not think why Leinster bothered at all about going to Spain unless he really had some such intention. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• In their country we must deal with them unless it is something that can be done alone. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Nay, Madam, said Adrian, unless my sister consent never to see him again, it is surely an useless torment to separate them for a month. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Believing, however, in the practicability of capturing Richmond unless it was reinforced, I made that the objective point of his operations. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Never shall you have a bonfire again unless you keep it up now. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• You say poor labourers cannot afford to buy bread at a high price, unless they had higher wages. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• It might as well be something about Mars or about some fanciful country unless it fructifies in the individual's own life. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• I have not seen animals that moved faster, unless I might say it of the antelopes of our own great plains. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Unless she could break out, she must die most fearfully, walled up in horror. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.

整理:皮尔斯