the moment ~/ the instant ~

The contract will come into effect the instant it is signed.

这项合同一经签署即开始生效。

It won't be long before ~

It won't be long before you know that having a good attitude is half the battle.

不久后你就会明白，拥有好的态度就是成功的一半。

once ~

Once promised, he will surely be given a remote-controlled car as a birthday present.

一旦得到承诺，他一定会得到一两遥控汽车作为生日礼物。

only when ~

Only when the test-oriented education is switched into the quality-oriented education are the chances that the students will develop their versatile abilities.

只有应试教育转变成了素质教育，学生们才有可能发展多方面的能力。

so ~ as to do ~

Will you be so kind as to pull me through the difficult time?

你这样善良, 能帮我渡过难关吗?

so ~ that ~

The book is so instructive that it has become a must-read.

So instructive is the book that it has become a must-read.

这书很有教育意义，已成为学生的必读之书。

~ as ~

Lose money as he did, he got a lot of experience, which contributed to his success in life.

虽然他失去了钱，但他得到了许多经验，这促成了他人生的成功。

It must be pointed out that~

It must be pointed out that difficulties can bring out a person's best qualities.