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  • na.not but what… 虽不说不是
  • Web而是；不是…而是；但除非

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not but what... 虽不说不是,虽然

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Definition:
AllAll,而是而是,不是…而是不是…而是,但除非但除非
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
He did not operate as a Communist, which he was not, but as an organizer for the United Front.
他不以党员的身份进行工作，因为他还不是共产党员，而是以统一战线的组织者的身份进行工作。
tā bù yǐ dǎng yuán de shēn fèn jìn xíng gōng zuò , yīn wèi tā hái bú shì gòng chǎn dǎng yuán , ér shì yǐ tǒng yī zhàn xiàn de zǔ zhī zhě de shēn fèn jìn xíng gōng zuò 。
www.chinashakestheworldbook.com
2.
They had had several forums about whether to leave or not, but each time the captain said he could foresee no way across the rough water.
就是否离开的问题他们已经讨论过好几次了，但每次队长都说他无法预见任何穿过惊涛骇浪的办法。
jiù shì fǒu lí kāi de wèn tí tā men yǐ jīng tǎo lùn guò hǎo jǐ cì le , dàn měi cì duì zhǎng dōu shuō tā wú fǎ yù jiàn rèn hé chuān guò jīng tāo hài làng de bàn fǎ 。
bbs.3gbbs.com
3.
Believe it or not, but Mrs. Clinton always trims the hedge with a pair of garden shears.
信不信由你，克林顿夫人总是亲自手握一把大大的剪刀修理树枝。
xìn bù xìn yóu nǐ , kè lín dùn fū rén zǒng shì qīn zì shǒu wò yī bǎ dà dà de jiǎn dāo xiū lǐ shù zhī 。
cet.hjenglish.com
4.
'Before, I didn't mind if it was licensed or not. But now, I think we really should have respect for the work of the artist. '
她说，以前我不在乎是不是正版，但现在我觉得我们确实应该尊重艺术家的劳动成果。
tā shuō , yǐ qián wǒ bú zài hu shì bu shì zhèng bǎn , dàn xiàn zài wǒ jué de wǒ men què shí yīng gāi zūn zhòng yì shù jiā de láo dòng chéng guǒ 。
chinese.wsj.com
5.
He could not but look up to the sky and sigh deeply when his lifetime of frustrations passed through his mind.
想起自己坎坷的一生，他不由仰天长叹。
xiǎng qǐ zì jǐ kǎn kě de yì shēng , tā bù yóu yǎng tiān cháng tàn 。
dict.ebigear.com
6.
Not to extend his contract because he said he would not, but to change club.
并不是要求延长合同，因为他说过不会这么做，他希望能够换个俱乐部。
bìng bú shì yāo qiú yán cháng hé tong , yīn wèi tā shuō guò bú huì zhè me zuò , tā xī wàng néng gòu huàn gè jù lè bù 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
So not so much whether something is usable or not, but how easy it is to understand, engage and have a dialogue with a brand.
所以不只是一个是否可用的问题，而是如何让用户更简单的理解、参与其中并与品牌展开对话的问题。
suǒ yǐ bù zhǐ shì yī gè shì fǒu kě yòng de wèn tí , ér shì rú hé ràng yòng hù gèng jiǎn dān de lǐ jiě 、 cān yù qí zhōng bìng yǔ pǐn pái zhǎn kāi duì huà de wèn tí 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
The issue is not whether there should be freedom or not but how much freedom.
问题不在于是否应拥有自由，而在于拥有多少自由。
wèn tí bù zài yú shì fǒu yīng yōng yǒu zì yóu , ér zài yú yōng yǒu duō shao zì yóu 。
www.ftchinese.com
9.
Once upon a time, I was a little girl(boy), but now, I'm not. but I happy as well.
从前，我还只是个小女孩（男孩），但现在，我不再是了.但唯一相同的是，我依旧快乐。
cóng qián , wǒ hái zhǐ shì gè xiǎo nǚ hái ( nán hái ) , dàn xiàn zài , wǒ bú zài shì le . dàn wéi yī xiāng tóng de shì , wǒ yī jiù kuài lè 。
zhidao.baidu.com
10.
This could potentially lead to a debate about whether Hood existed or not, but I am of the opinion that he did not.
关于罗宾汉是否真实存在可能引起争议，不过我认为他并非现实存在。
guān yú luó bīn hàn shì fǒu zhēn shí cún zài kě néng yǐn qǐ zhēng yì , bú guò wǒ rèn wéi tā bìng fēi xiàn shí cún zài 。
www.elanso.com