nothing but (= none but = only): 僅僅,只不過(guò)
We could see nothing but fog. 除了霧之外我們什么也看不見(jiàn)。
for nothing: ①免費(fèi)的; ②徒勞的; ③無(wú)緣無(wú)故的
She got the ticket for nothing. 她免費(fèi)得到那張票。
All our preparation for nothing! No one’s even come to the party.
我們?yōu)檠鐣?huì)所作的準(zhǔn)備都白費(fèi)了! 連一個(gè)人都沒(méi)來(lái)。
They quarreled for nothing. 他們無(wú)緣無(wú)故地爭(zhēng)吵。
make nothing of: (常和can一起用)不理解;不重視,輕視 (= think nothing of)
I could make nothing of the passage. 我不理解這篇文章。
He makes / thinks nothing of working ten hours a day. 他不在乎一天工作十小時(shí)。
to say nothing of: 更不用說(shuō)(= not to mention / without mentioning)
Three people were badly hurt, to say nothing of damage to the building.
三個(gè)人受了重傷,建筑物的損害更不用說(shuō)了。
have nothing to do with: 與……無(wú)關(guān)
I have nothing to do with the accident. 我與這場(chǎng)事故無(wú)關(guān)。
nothing if not: 格外地;非常地 (= very / much / extremely)
He was nothing if not clever. (= He was very clever.) 他格外聰明。
nothing of: 無(wú)……的部分;無(wú)……的氣質(zhì)
There was nothing of the lady in her behavior. 她的舉止根本沒(méi)有淑女的氣質(zhì)。
區(qū)別:
all but 幾乎,差一點(diǎn),除……以外其余都是
but for要不是
but that+從句:若不是……
例1:She all but fainted when she heard the news.
譯文:她聽(tīng)到這一消息時(shí)幾乎暈倒了。
注:此句中a11 but意為nearly,almost。
試對(duì)比:
All but the little children thought that the trip was exciting.
譯文:除了小孩,大家都認(rèn)為這次旅行是激動(dòng)人心的。
此句中all but意為a11 except。
例2:But for the rain we should have a pleasant journey.
譯文:要不是下雨,我們的旅行本來(lái)是愉快的。
例3:He would have helped us but that he was short of money at the time.
譯文:若不是他那時(shí)缺錢(qián),他是會(huì)幫助我們的。
注
1).but that引導(dǎo)的從句中謂語(yǔ)用陳述語(yǔ)氣。
2).but that有靈活的譯法。
如:Nothing would satisfy that child but that I place her on my lap.(那孩子什么都不要,只要我把她抱在懷里。)
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