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3421. 一把钝刀并不是一把好刀，因为刀的目的是切开。

      yī​bǎ dùn dāo bìng​bù​shì yī​bǎ hǎo dāo, yīn​wèi dāo de mù​dì shì qiē kāi.

      A dull knife is not a good knife because the purpose of a knife is to cut.

      Source: CCMatrix

3422. “我并不是说只是好一点，我的意思是好多了，”他说。

      “ wǒ bìng​bù​shì shuō zhǐ​shì hǎo yī​diǎn, wǒ​de yì​si shì hǎo duō le,” tā shuō.

      “And I don’t mean just a little bit better, I mean a lot better,” he said.

      Source: CCMatrix

3423. 可是，并不是每一个儿童都拥有一个幸福的童年。

      kě​shì, bìng​bù​shì měi yī ge ér​tóng dōu yōng​yǒu yī​ge xìng​fú de tóng​nián.

      However, not all children have a happy childhood.

      Source: CCMatrix

3424. 大熊猫虽然喜欢吃竹子，但是并不是没有选择的。

      dà​xióng​māo suī​rán xǐ​huan chī zhú​zi, dàn​shì bìng​bù​shì méi​yǒu xuǎn​zé de.

      Although pandas like to eat bamboo, they are not without choice.

      Source: CCMatrix

3425. 重要的是要记住，想要控制疼痛并不是软弱的表现。

      zhòng​yào de shì yào jì zhu, xiǎng​yào kòng​zhì téng​tòng bìng​bù​shì ruǎn​ruò de biǎo​xiàn.

      It is important to remember that wanting to control pain is not a sign of weakness.

      Source: CCMatrix

3426. 并不是所有的植物问题都是由昆虫或疾病引起的。

      bìng​bù​shì suǒ​yǒu de zhí​wù wèn​tí dōu shì yóu kūn​chóng huò jí​bìng yǐn​qǐ de.

      Not all plant problems are caused by insects or diseases.

      Source: CCMatrix

3427. 这并不是说，一个人要健康快乐，就必须一直都很积极。

      zhè bìng​bù​shì shuō, yí​ge​rén yào jiàn​kāng kuài​lè, jiù bì​xū yī​zhí dōu hěn jī​jí.

      This is not to say that one must always be positive to be healthy and happy.

      Source: CCMatrix

3428. 列表上并不是所有的岛屿都是遥远的或异国情调的。

      liè​biǎo shang bìng​bù​shì suǒ​yǒu de dǎo​yǔ dōu shì yáo​yuǎn de huò yì​guó​qíng​diào de.

      Not all the islands on the list are remote or exotic.

      Source: CCMatrix

3429. 演化就像一个搜索引擎，不过并不是非常好用的那种。

      yǎn​huà jiù xiàng yī​ge sōu​suǒ​yǐn​qíng, bù​guò bìng​bù​shì fēi​cháng hǎo​yòng de nà​zhǒng.

      Evolution is like a search engine, though not a very good one.

      Source: CCMatrix

3430. 成为名人并出现在广告中的运动员并不是什么新鲜事。

      chéng​wéi míng​rén bìng chū​xiàn zài guǎng​gào zhōng de yùn​dòng​yuán bìng​bù​shì shén​me xīn​xian​shì.

      Athletes becoming celebrities and appearing in advertisements is nothing new.

      Source: CCMatrix

3431. 例如，马拉松运动员并不是为了马拉松训练而每天跑马拉松。

      lì​rú, mǎ​lā​sōng yùn​dòng​yuán bìng​bù​shì wèi​le mǎ​lā​sōng xùn​liàn ér měi​tiān pǎo mǎ​lā​sōng.

      Marathoners, for instance, don’t run marathons every day to train for a marathon.

      Source: CCMatrix

3432. 我并不是说你必须是一名律师才能成为一名优秀的经纪人。

      wǒ bìng​bù​shì shuō nǐ bì​xū shì yī​míng lǜ​shī cái​néng chéng​wéi yī​míng yōu​xiù de jīng​jì​rén.

      I am not saying you have to be a lawyer to be a good agent.

      Source: CCMatrix

3433. 我这么说并不是不喜欢这部影片，但对我来说，这是一种倒退。

      wǒ zhè​me shuō bìng​bù​shì bù xǐ​huan zhè bù yǐng​piàn, dàn duì​wǒ​lái​shuō, zhè shì yī​zhǒng dào​tuì.

      I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie but, to me, it’s a step backwards.

      Source: CCMatrix

3434. 我并不是在抱怨，只是想强调这个话题已经变得多么情绪化。

      wǒ bìng​bù​shì zài bào​yuàn, zhǐ​shì xiǎng qiáng​diào zhè​ge huà​tí yǐ​jing biàn​de duō​me qíng​xù​huà.

      I’m not bringing this up to complain, just to highlight how emotionally charged the topic has become.

      Source: CCMatrix

3435. 物质财富很重要，不过它并不是我们生活中真正价值的唯一来源。

      wù​zhì cái​fù hěn zhòng​yào, bù​guò tā bìng​bù​shì wǒ​men shēng​huó zhōng zhēn​zhèng jià​zhí de wéi​yī lái​yuán.

      While material wealth is important, it is not the only source of real value in our lives.

      Source: UM-Corpus: News

3436. 然而，有一件事却是很清楚的，那就是欺负并不是一种罕见发生的事。

      rán'ér, yǒu yī jiàn shì què​shì hěn qīng chu de, nà jiù​shì qī​fu bìng​bù​shì yī​zhǒng hǎn​jiàn fā​shēng de shì.

      One thing that's very clear, however, is that bullying is not a rare occurrence.

      Source: CCMatrix

3437. 对于初创企业来说，将每一笔销售额的10%捐给慈善机构并不是件小事情。

      duì​yú chū​chuàng qǐ​yè lái​shuō, jiāng měi yī bǐ xiāo​shòu'é de10% juān​gěi cí​shàn​jī​gòu bìng​bù​shì jiàn xiǎo shì​qing.

      For a startup, it's no small thing to give 10 percent of every sale to charity.

      Source: CCMatrix

3438. 但是，就像试图超越熊一样，在遭受损失后退出市场并不是一个好主意。

      dàn​shì, jiù xiàng shì​tú chāo​yuè xióng yī​yàng, zài zāo​shòu sǔn​shī hòu tuì chū shì​chǎng bìng​bù​shì yī​ge hǎo​zhǔ​yi.

      But, like trying to outrun a bear, exiting the market after suffering losses is not a good idea.

      Source: CCMatrix

3439. 热狗对很多人来说是一个美味、怀旧的传统，但它们并不是最有营养的选择。

      rè​gǒu duì hěn​duō rén lái​shuō shì yī​ge měi​wèi, huái jiù de chuán​tǒng, dàn tā​men bìng​bù​shì zuì yǒu yíng​yǎng de xuǎn​zé.

      Hot dogs are a delicious, nostalgic tradition for many people, but they are not the most nutritious choice.

      Source: CCMatrix

3440. 每个人都应该知道怎样使用计算机，但并不是每个人都需要成为一名程序员。

      měi​ge​rén dōu yīng​gāi zhī​dao zěn​yàng shǐ​yòng jì​suàn​jī, dàn bìng​bù​shì měi​ge​rén dōu xū​yào chéng​wéi yī​míng chéng​xù​yuán.

      Everyone should know how to use a computer, but not everyone needs to be a programmer.

      Source: CCMatrix