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003  anything but  絕不是  除了  nothing but 只是

anything but   一定不是 一定沒有

[例句]

1.   Sam will do anything but the ones requested by Rosemary.  

      會做任何事 除了Rosemary要求的

2.   Mike talks of anything but his family.

3.   Her appearance is anything but attractive. 一點也不 根本不

4.  He is anything but a hero.  根本不是hero

      = He is not a hero at all.

5.   He is anything but a liar.  根本不是liar

6.   He is anything but diligent.   根本不勤奮

nothing but   只有  只是

= only

= just

= no more than

= nothing more than

[例句]

1.   He is nothing but a child who doesn’t know anything. 

      = He is only a child who doesn’t know anything.

      他只不過是一個不懂事的小孩

2.   Nothing but my brother can help me with math homework.

3.   Nothing but a miracle can save our lives in extreme danger.

4.  My manager could do nothing but criticize everything she did.

      = My manager could only criticize everything she did.

5.   He is nothing but a liar.  就是

      = He is only a liar.

[練習]

1)     Tom什麼都願意做，就是不願跟Victoria做朋友。

2)   一位擅於說謊的人會說他根本不是說謊者。  

3)   現實就是殘酷。   

4)   很多用在新政府政策宣傳的文字只是口號。  

003  anything but  絕不是  除了  nothing but 只是

[練習]

1)     Tom什麼都願意做，就是不願跟Victoria做朋友。

        Tom will do anything but make friends with Victory.

2)   一位擅於說謊的人會說他根本不是說謊者。  

       A person who excels in telling lies will say he or she is anything but a liar.

3)   現實就是殘酷。   

       Reality is nothing but cruelty.

4)   很多用在新政府政策宣傳的文字只是口號。  

       The words used in a lot of propaganda of new government’s policies are nothing but slogans.