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  1. 他没有左转，而是径直开向河边。

    tā méi​yǒu zuǒ​zhuǎn, ér​shì jìng​zhí kāi xiàng hé​biān.

    Instead of turning left, he drove straight ahead towards the river.

    Source: UM-Corpus: Education

  2. 我不是在请求你，而是在命令你。

    wǒ bù​shì zài qǐng​qiú nǐ, ér​shì zài mìng​lìng nǐ.

    I am not asking you, I am ordering you.

    Source: CCMatrix

  3. 他不是我的儿子，而是我的侄子。

    tā bù​shì wǒ​de ér​zi, ér​shì wǒ​de zhí​zi.

    He is not my son, but my nephew.

    Source: CCMatrix

  4. 我不是你的客人，而是你的犯人。

    wǒ bù​shì nǐ de kè​ren, ér​shì nǐ de fàn​rén.

    I'm not your guest, I am your prisoner.

    Source: AI Challenger 2017

  5. 热狗不是起源于美国，而是德国。

    rè​gǒu bù​shì qǐ​yuán yú měi​guó, ér​shì dé​guó.

    The hot dog did not originate in the United States, but in Germany.

    Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken

  6. 我们并不是受害者，而是创造者。

    wǒ​men bìng​bù​shì shòu​hài​zhě, ér​shì chuàng​zào​zhě.

    We are not victims but creators.

    Source: CCMatrix

  7. 我去过那里，不是一次而是两次。

    wǒ qù guo nà​li, bù​shì yī​cì ér​shì liǎng cì.

    I’ve been there not once, but twice.

    Source: CCMatrix

  8. 他不是我的负担，而是我的安慰。

    tā bù​shì wǒ​de fù​dān, ér​shì wǒ​de ān​wèi.

    He is not my burden, but my comfort.

    Source: CCMatrix

  9. 问题并非在于学习，而是在于忘却。

    wèn​tí bìng​fēi zài​yú xué​xí, ér​shì zài​yú wàng​què.

    The problem is not about learning but about forgetting.

    Source: CCMatrix

  10. 他不是一个领导，而是一个追随者。

    tā bù​shì yī​ge lǐng​dǎo, ér​shì yī​ge zhuī​suí​zhě.

    He is not a leader, but a follower.

    Source: CCMatrix

  11. 生活并不是线性的，而是周期性的。

    shēng​huó bìng bù​shì xiàn​xìng de, ér​shì zhōu​qī​xìng de.

    Life is not linear but cyclical.

    Source: CCMatrix

  12. 文化不是你说什么，而是你做什么。

    wén​huà bù​shì nǐ shuō shén​me, ér​shì nǐ zuò shén​me.

    Culture is not what you say, but what you do.

    Source: CCMatrix

  13. 篮球不是个人运动，而是团队运动。

    lán​qiú bù​shì gè​rén yùn​dòng, ér​shì tuán​duì yùn​dòng.

    Basketball is not an individual sport, but is a team sport.

    Source: CCMatrix

  14. 问题不是缺乏数据，而是错误的数据。

    wèn​tí bù​shì quē​fá shù​jù, ér​shì cuò​wù de shù​jù.

    The problem is not the lack of data, but the wrong data.

    Source: CCMatrix

  15. 跳舞并不是被动的，而是十分主动的。

    tiào​wǔ bìng bù​shì bèi​dòng de, ér​shì shí​fēn zhǔ​dòng de.

    Dancing is not passive, it is very active.

    Source: CCMatrix

  16. 速度不一定是关键，而是力量和韧性。

    sù​dù bù yī​dìng shì guān​jiàn, ér​shì lì​liang hé rèn​xìng.

    Speed isn’t necessarily the key, but rather strength and resilience.

    Source: CCMatrix

  17. 干冰不是冰，而是二氧化碳的固体形式。

    gān​bīng bù​shì bīng, ér​shì èr​yǎng​huà​tàn de gù​tǐ xíng​shì.

    Dry ice is not ice, but a solid form of carbon dioxide.

    Source: CCMatrix

  18. 问题不是谁将允许我，而是谁将阻止我。

    wèn​tí bù​shì shéi jiāng yǔn​xǔ wǒ, ér​shì shéi jiāng zǔ​zhǐ wǒ.

    The question is not who will allow me, but who will stop me.

    Source: CCMatrix

  19. 他们不是双胞胎，而是三胞胎中的两个。

    tā​men bù​shì shuāng​bāo​tāi, ér​shì sān​bāo​tāi zhōng de liǎng​ge.

    They are not twins, but two of triplets.

    Source: CCMatrix

  20. 也许不是整个世界，而是某个人的世界。

    yě​xǔ bù​shì zhěng​gè shì​jiè, ér​shì mǒu​gè rén de shì​jiè.

    Maybe not the entire world, but someone’s world.

    Source: CCMatrix