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7.can(or could)not but不得不,忍不住

I could not but tell him about it.我不得不告诉他这件事。

She could not help but leave there.她只好离开那里。

Seeing her husband3s funny face,she could not but laugh.看见丈夫的滑稽面孔,她忍不住笑了。

8.cannot(or could)choose but不得不,必须

They could not choose but obey.他们除了服从外别无选择。

9.cannot(or couldn3t)help but不能不,不得不

I cannot help but be sorry.我不能不感到遗憾。

10.first but one(two...)顺数第二(三……)

In the brothers Mr Kong was the first but one.孔先生在众弟兄中排行老二。

11.last but one(two...)倒数第二(三……)

We sat in the last row but four.我们坐在倒数第五排。

12.never...but每当……就……

He never sees Miss Wo but he thinks of his friend,Xiao Ya.每当见到沃女士时,他就想起他的朋友小雅来。

Her brother never comes,but he asks her for money.她兄弟来时,总是向她要钱。

13.next but one再下一个

They used to live in the next house but one to me.他们住在我隔壁的隔壁。

14.no one but除了……外,谁也不

No one but a bedlamite would say such words.除了疯子,谁也不会说这样的话。

15.not...but不(是)……而(是)……

They were not the bones of an animal,but of a human being!他们不是动物的骨头,而是人的骨头。

We do not study Russian but English.我们不学俄语,而学英语。

16.not(no such a)so...but不是如此……以至于不……

There is no such a fool but he can see it.没有愚蠢到连这都看不懂的人。

His English is not so bad but he can make himself understood.他的英语还不至于差到不能把自己的意思讲清楚的地步。

17.nothing but只不过,仅仅(不以为然,厌烦之语气)

She is nothing but a housewife.她只不过是个家庭主妇。

There is nothing but water in the bottle.那瓶子里只有水。

His theory is nothing but correct.他的理论只是不错而已。

18.nothing...but除非

Nothing would do but that he should be here.一切都无用,除非他来了。