1. 完全倒装
表示地点、时间或方位的副词或介词短语here, there, now, then, up, down, away, off, in, out, in the room, on the wall等置于句首，且主语为名词时。
At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River lies Chongqing, one of the ten largest cities in China.
在长江和嘉陵江的交汇处，坐落着中国十大城市之一的重庆。
2. 部分倒装
(1)否定副词(never, neither, nor, hardly, little, seldom, rarely等)或表示否定意义的介词短语(at no time, by no means, on no condition, in no case等)置于句首时。
Hardly had he arrived when it began to snow.
他刚到，天就下起雪来。
(2)only修饰介词短语、副词或状语从句，且置于句首时。
(3)so/neither＋助动词/be动词/情态动词＋主语，意为“……也是如此/也不……”。
(4)在not only... but (also)．.. 结构中，若not only置于句首时，需将not only所在的句子部分倒装。
(5)not until... 置于句首时，主句需部分倒装。
(6)so... that... 和such... that... 结构中，so或such及其所修饰的成分置于句首时，主句需部分倒装。
Not until recently did they encourage the development of touristrelated activities in the rural areas.
直到近期，他们才鼓励在农村地区开展与旅游业有关的活动。
Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours did they reach a decision.
他们讨论了那个问题几个小时之后才做出决定。
