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英语连词but用法小归纳
日期:2017-12-18

英语连词but用法小归纳

用法表示转折

but表示转折,意为“但是”“可是”。如:

You haven’t been there, but we both have. 你们没去过那儿,但我们俩去过。

He talked loudly, but no one paid him any attention. 他大声说话,但没人听他。

英语习惯,表示转折的but不能与表示让步的though或although套用,如:

她虽然收到了他的礼物,但他没有接受。

误:Although she received his present, but she didn’t accept it.

正:She received his present, but she didn’t accept it.

正:Although she received his present, she didn’t accept it.

 

用法用于固定搭配

1. 用于not…but结构

not…but…的意思是“不是……而是……”,用于否定两个中的一个,而肯定其中的另一个。如:

What I want is not this one, but that one. 我想要的不是这个,而是那个。

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。

2. 用于not only…but also结构

not only…but also…的意思是“不但……而且……”,主要用于连接两个对等的成分;若连接两个成分作主语,其后谓语动词与靠近的主语保持一致。如:

She likes not only music but also sport. 她不但喜欢音乐而且喜欢运动。

We go there not only in winter, but also in summer. 我们不仅冬天去那儿,而且夏天也去。

Not only the students but also their teacher is enjoying the film. 不仅学生们在欣赏这部影片,他们的老师也在欣赏这部影片。

 

用法表示委婉语气

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 you are wrong. 很抱歉,你错了。

Pardon me, but this is my coat. 对不起,这是我的外套。

I’m sorry, but I wasn’t told when to leave. 对不起,没人告知我什么时候走。