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并列连词but用法归纳 并列连词but用法一: 并列连词but表示转折,意为“但是”“可是”。如: She is American but she lives in I can believe him, but I cannot believe in him.我相信他说的话是真的,但是不相信他的为人。 按英语习惯,表示转折的but不能与表示让步的though或although套用,如: 他们虽是孪生,但是相貌却完全不同。 误:Although they are twins, but they look entirely different. 正:They are twins, but they look entirely different. 正:Although they are twins, they look entirely different. 并列连词but用法二: 并列连词but用于not…but结构,意为“不是……而是”。如: What I want is not this one, but that one. 我想要的不是这个,而是那个。 Bamboo is not a tree, but a kind of grass. 竹不是一种树,而是一种草。 Travel to the moon is not a dream but an actual happening. 登月旅行已不是梦想而是现实事情了。 并列连词but用法三: 并列连词but可以表示“同时也”“但也”。如: He was tired but happy after the long walk. 他走了很远的路,虽然很累但也很快乐。 并列连词but用法四: 并列连词but有时用于 excuse me, I’m sorry等表示道歉或客气的表达后表示语气委婉,注意此时不宜换成连词and。如: Excuse me, but could you tell me where the post office is? 对不起,请问邮局在什么地方? I’m sorry, but I have another appointment tonight. How about tomorrow afternoon? Would that be too late? 很抱歉,我今晚有个约会,明天下午怎么样,会不会太迟? 并列连词but用法五: 并列连词but有时可用于表示异议、惊奇或吃惊等。如: “I’m getting married.” “But that’s wonderful!” “我快要结婚了。”“啊,那太好了!” 并列连词but用法六: 并列连词but用于否定词语(尤其是never,有时也可能是not, no, hardly等)后,表示without the result that...或without it also being the case that...,其意为“而不产生…的结果;而不同时也…”,结合其前的否定词通常译为“一…就”“每…都会”“一…总会”“没有…而不”。如: It never rains but it pours. 不雨则已,一雨倾盆(指事情不发生则已,一旦发生则接踵而至,有时译为“祸不单行”)。 I never see her but I want to kiss her. 我每次见到她都想吻她。 You cannot look into the index but you will find the word. 你一查索引,就可以找到那个词。
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