Wilbur says he's not a coward, but that he's philosophically opposed to war.
威尔伯说他不是个懦夫，但他在哲学观念上反对战争。
It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body.
致命的并不是原发肿瘤，而是在身体其他部位的继发。
I'm not a cook myself but I am interested in nutrition and all that.
我本人不是厨师，但我对营养之类的事感兴趣。
What varies is not the basic form but the incidental details that do not obstruct the object's primary function.
变化的不是基本形式，而是不妨碍物体的主要功能的附属细节。
Whales are descended not from hippos but from that distant wolf-like creatures.
鲸鱼不是河马的后代，而是来自古老的类似狼的生物。
It's not mechanics, but the play itself, that absorbs the experts' intelligence.
吸收专家智慧的不是技巧，而是戏剧本身。
Right well I know where it lies; but it was not I that put it there--first.
好吧，我知道它在哪里；但起先不是我把它放在那儿的。
But teaching's not something that has intrinsic value for all people—and that's true generally.
但是，并不是对所有人来说，教学都有内在价值——这是一个普遍的事实。
He was through with sports, not because he had to be but because he wanted it that way.
他放弃体育运动了，不是因为他非放弃不可，而是因为他想要那样。
Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.
今年多数电子公司都不景气，而我们公司却是普遍中的例外。
I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.
我通常会建议休假，但就这个情况而言，我不敢保证休假会有什么好处。
They might not have two cents to rub together, but at least they have a kind of lifestyle that is different.
他们也许手里没有几个钱，但至少他们过着一种与众不同的生活方式。
It'd be good to be there, but I'm not that fussed.
去那里当然好，不过我无所谓。
In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life.
电影中，枪能使人在瞬间毙命，而实际情况并非如此。
What really sets Mr. Thaksin apart is that he comes not from Southern China, but from northern Thailand.
真正使他信先生与众不同的是他并非来自中国南方，而是来自泰国北方。
Witnesses said that two people were killed, but those accounts could not be confirmed.
目击者说两人遇害，但那些说法都没法得到证实。
Capitalize all proper nouns but not the articles (a, an) that precede them.
把所有的专有名词大写，它们之前的冠词(a,an)则不用。
But that does not mean coercion should now take a back seat to persuasion, Mr. Nye argues.
奈伊先生提出，但这并不意味着现在高压政治手段应该让位于宗教信仰。
The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well.
因此，真正令人担忧的不是我们体重过重，而是我们既没有进行足够的锻炼，也没有吃好。
I understand that the picture does not always show the real color, but it should not be that different.
我知道这幅画并不总是显示出真正的颜色，但它也不应该有那么大的不同。
He pretended not to care but that remark gave away his real opinion on the matter.
他假装不在乎，但那句话暴露了他对这件事的真实看法。
Hook echoed blankly, and it was then, but not till then, that his proud spirit broke.
胡克茫然地随声附和，正是在那时，但直到那时，他那骄傲的灵魂才崩溃。
Maybe something useful will come of Clinton's idea, but I'm not all that hopeful.
也许克林顿的想法会带来一些有用的东西，但我并不抱太大希望。
"You may smoke three," answered the king, "but do not imagine that I will spare your life."
“你可以抽三根，”国王回答说，“但不要以为我会饶了你的命。”
It says that the problem is not merely that people do bad science, but that our current system of career advancement positively encourages it.
它认为，问题不只在于人们研究的科学质量低下，而且还在于我们当前的职业发展体系积极鼓励这种做法。
The problem is not that we imagine things, but that we assume what we've imagined is accurate.
问题不在于我们会想象事物，而在于我们假定我们想象的东西是准确的。
Not only that, but most types of birds aren't so quick to abandon their young when they sense danger.
不仅如此，大多数种类的鸟类在感觉到危险时都不会那么快地抛弃它们的幼鸟。
Not only that, but when people faced no consequences for dishonesty, their falsehood tended to get even more sensational.
不仅如此，当人们的不诚实不会造成后果时，他们的谎言往往会变得更加耸人听闻。
But research indicates that not just light but also the physics of sound helped enhance this religious experience.
但研究表明，不仅是光，声音的物理学也助于增强这种宗教体验。
But research indicates that not just light but also the physics of sound helped enhance this religious experience.
但研究表明，不仅是光，声音的物理学也助于增强这种宗教体验。
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