434 sentences for 而 (ér — but) — page 20 of 22

381. 要记住不要告诉他们怎么想，而是要问他们怎么想。

     yào jì zhu bù​yào gào​sù tā​men zěn​me xiǎng, ér​shì yào wèn tā​men zěn​me xiǎng.

     Remember not to tell them what to think, but to ask what they think.

     Source: CCMatrix

382. 我们很多人做事情不是为了成功，而是为了避免失败。

     wǒ​men hěn​duō rén zuò shì​qing bù​shì wèi​le chéng​gōng, ér​shì wèi​le bì​miǎn shī​bài.

     A lot of us do things not to succeed but to avoid failure.

     Source: CCMatrix

383. 程序员知道他们的手艺不只是科学和技术，而是艺术。

     chéng​xù​yuán zhī​dao tā​men de shǒu​yì bù zhǐ​shì kē​xué hé jì​shù, ér​shì yì​shù.

     Programmers know that their craft is not just science and technology but art.

     Source: UM-Corpus: Education

384. 我成为母亲的那天并不是女儿出生的那日，而是七年后。

     wǒ chéng​wéi mǔ​qīn de nà​tiān bìng bù​shì nǚ'ér chū​shēng de nà rì, ér​shì qī nián hòu.

     The day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later.

     Source: CCMatrix

385. 我从这张床上爬起来跳舞，不是一次，而是上百次，上千次。

     wǒ cóng zhè zhāng chuáng​shang pá qǐ lái tiào​wǔ, bù​shì yī​cì, ér​shì shàng bǎi cì, shàng qiān cì.

     From this bed I have gotten up to dance, not once but hundreds, thousands of times.

     Source: CCMatrix

386. 我们不再认为椅子是一项技术，而是直接把它当成椅子。

     wǒ​men bù​zài rèn​wéi yǐ​zi shì yī xiàng jì​shù, ér​shì zhí​jiē bǎ tā dàng chéng yǐ​zi.

     We no longer think of chairs as technology; we just think of them as chairs.

     Source: CCMatrix

387. 他没有把失望归咎于自己的贪婪，而是责怪那条可怜的狗。

     tā méi​yǒu bǎ shī wàng guī​jiù​yú zì​jǐ de tān​lán, ér​shì zé​guài nà tiáo kě​lián de gǒu.

     Instead of blaming his own greed for his disappointment, he blamed the poor dog.

     Source: CCMatrix

388. 我们从他那儿得到的最为重要的礼物，不是言语，而是行动。

     wǒ​men cóng tā nà​r dé dào de zuì​wéi zhòng​yào de lǐ​wù, bù​shì yán​yǔ, ér​shì xíng​dòng.

     The most important gift we received from him was not words, but deeds.

     Source: CCMatrix

389. 记住，你不是把鱼切成鱼片，而是沿着鱼的背部做两个口袋。

     jì zhu, nǐ bù​shì bǎ yú qiē chéng yú​piàn, ér​shì yán​zhe yú de bèi​bù zuò liǎng​ge kǒu​dai.

     Remember that you are not filleting the fish but making two pockets along the back of the fish.

     Source: CCMatrix

390. 问问题不是愚蠢或软弱的标志，而是好奇心和兴趣的表达。

     wèn wèn​tí bù​shì yú​chǔn huò ruǎn​ruò de biāo​zhì, ér​shì hào​qí​xīn hé xìng​qù de biǎo​dá.

     Asking questions is not a sign of stupidity or weakness, but rather an expression of curiosity and interest.

     Source: CCMatrix

391. 塔的不寻常的地方不在于它的大小或形状，而是更小的东西。

     tǎ de bù​xún​cháng de dì​fang bù​zài yú tā de dà​xiǎo huò xíng​zhuàng, ér​shì gèng xiǎo​de dōng​xi.

     The unusual thing about the tower is not its size or shape but something smaller.

     Source: CCMatrix

392. 无论什么样的工作都要做好，不是为你的老板，而是为你自己。

     wú​lùn shén​me​yàng de gōng​zuò dōu yào zuò hǎo, bù​shì wèi nǐ de lǎo​bǎn, ér​shì wèi nǐ zì​jǐ.

     Whatever the work is, do it well—not for the boss but for yourself.

     Source: CCMatrix

393. 正因为如此，英雄最初可能会拒绝返回，而是选择留在新世界。

     zhèng​yīn​wèi rú​cǐ, yīng​xióng zuì​chū kě​néng huì jù​jué fǎn​huí, ér​shì xuǎn​zé liú zài xīn​shì​jiè.

     Because of this, the hero may initially refuse to return, choosing instead to stay in the new world.

     Source: CCMatrix

394. 避免使用高脂肪食物，而是专注于选择各种水果，蔬菜和全谷物。

     bì​miǎn shǐ​yòng gāo zhī​fáng shí​wù, ér​shì zhuān​zhù yú xuǎn​zé gè​zhǒng shuǐ​guǒ, shū​cài hé quán​gǔ​wù.

     Avoid high-fat foods and instead focus on choosing a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

     Source: CCMatrix

395. 要在水下停留的关键是不要屏住呼吸，而是要让所有的空气排出。

     yào zài shuǐ​xià tíng​liú de guān​jiàn shì bù​yào bǐng zhù hū​xī, ér​shì yào ràng suǒ​yǒu de kōng​qì pái chū.

     The key to staying underwater is not to hold your breath, but to let all the air out.

     Source: CCMatrix

396. 不要说“现在就做作业，因为我说过”，而是解释这个规则的根本原因。

     bù​yào shuō“ xiàn​zài jiù zuò zuò​yè, yīn​wèi wǒ shuō guo”, ér​shì jiě​shì zhè​ge guī​zé de gēn​běn yuán​yīn.

     Instead of saying, “Do your homework now because I said so,” explain the underlying reason for the rule.

     Source: CCMatrix

397. 因此，我觉得需要去唤醒记忆，不是为了改造政治，而是为了改造自己。

     yīn​cǐ, wǒ jué​de xū​yào qù huàn​xǐng jì​yì, bù​shì wèi​le gǎi​zào zhèng​zhì, ér​shì wèi​le gǎi​zào zì​jǐ.

     I therefore felt a need to reawaken memories, not to change politics, but to change myself.

     Source: CCMatrix

398. 信心不是来自最佳的预期，而是来自了解自己将如何处理最坏的状况。

     xìn​xīn bù​shì lái​zì zuì​jiā de yù​qī, ér​shì lái​zì liǎo​jiě zì​jǐ jiāng rú​hé chǔ​lǐ zuì​huài de zhuàng​kuàng.

     Confidence comes not from expecting the best but from knowing how you will handle the worst.

     Source: CCMatrix

399. 狼似乎不是通过互相惩罚来互相学习，而是通过互相观察来互相学习。

     láng sì​hū bù​shì tōng​guò hù​xiāng chéng​fá lái hù​xiāng xué​xí, ér​shì tōng​guò hù​xiāng guān​chá lái hù​xiāng xué​xí.

     Wolves seem to learn from each other not by punishing each other but by observing each other.

     Source: CCMatrix

400. 她不仅仅是我唯一的妹妹，而是我拥有的最好的朋友，也是我认识的最好的人。

     tā bù​jǐn​jǐn shì wǒ wéi​yī de mèi​mei, ér​shì wǒ yōng​yǒu de zuì​hǎo de péng​you, yě​shì wǒ rèn​shi de zuì​hǎo de rén.

     She’s not just my only sister, but the best friend I have and the best person I know.

     Source: CCMatrix