不能
bù​néng

cannot

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  1. 那时他们连普通衣服都不能生产，更不要说高级的了。

    nà​shí tā​men lián pǔ​tōng yī​fu dōu bù​néng shēng​chǎn, gèng bù​yào shuō gāo​jí de le.

    At that time they could not produce ordinary garments, not to speak of high-grade ones.

    Source: UM-Corpus: Education

  2. 在一个真正的家庭里，父母是不能解雇他们的孩子的。

    zài yī​ge zhēn​zhèng de jiā​tíng li, fù​mǔ shì bù​néng jiě gù tā​men de hái​zi de.

    In a real family, parents can’t fire their children.

    Source: CCMatrix

  3. 我再说一遍，我不能在这么短的时间内完成这项工作。

    wǒ zài shuō yī​biàn, wǒ bù​néng zài zhè​me duǎn de shí​jiān nèi wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng​zuò.

    I repeat that I cannot finish the work in such a short time.

    Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken

  4. 当你不能确定什么是真实的时候，质量比数量更重要。

    dāng nǐ bù​néng què​dìng shén​me shì zhēn​shí de shí​hou, zhì​liàng bǐ shù​liàng gèng zhòng​yào.

    When you can't be sure what's real, quality is more important than quantity.

    Source: CCMatrix

  5. 你可能想去住得舒服、吃得舒服、睡得舒服等等；但，你不能。

    nǐ kě​néng xiǎng qù zhù de shū​fu, chī de shū​fu, shuì de shū​fu děng​děng; dàn, nǐ bù​néng.

    You may want to live comfortably, eat comfortably, sleep comfortably and so on, but you can't.

    Source: CCMatrix

  6. 即使最聪明的计算机也不能为每一种可能性做好准备。

    jí​shǐ zuì cōng​ming de jì​suàn​jī yě bù​néng wèi měi yī​zhǒng kě​néng​xìng zuò hǎo zhǔn​bèi.

    Even the smartest computers can’t prepare for every possibility.

    Source: CCMatrix

  7. 我告诉她我们不能成为朋友，因为这会阻止我继续前进。

    wǒ gào​sù tā wǒ​men bù​néng chéng​wéi péng​you, yīn​wèi zhè huì zǔ​zhǐ wǒ jì​xù qián​jìn.

    I told her that we could not be friends because it would prevent me from moving on.

    Source: CCMatrix

  8. 人们需要明白他们不能把别人塑造成他们想要的样子。

    rén​men xū​yào míng​bai tā​men bù​néng bǎ bié​ren sù​zào chéng tā​men xiǎng​yào de yàng​zi.

    People need to understand that they can’t mold others into what they want them to be.

    Source: CCMatrix

  9. 我不能用假发和墨镜来伪装自己——轮椅暴露了我的身份。

    wǒ bù​néng yòng jiǎ​fà hé mò​jìng lái wěi​zhuāng zì​jǐ— lún​yǐ bào​lù le wǒ​de shēn​fèn.

    I can't disguise myself with a wig and dark glasses — the wheelchair gives me away.

    Source: CCMatrix

  10. 我们不能相信任何人，但我们别无选择，只能相信每个人。

    wǒ​men bù​néng xiāng​xìn rèn​hé​rén, dàn wǒ​men bié​wú​xuǎn​zé, zhǐ​néng xiāng​xìn měi​ge​rén.

    We cannot trust anyone, yet we have no choice but to trust everyone.

    Source: CCMatrix

  11. 如果你不能接受我们现在的样子，那就别和我们约会了。

    rú​guǒ nǐ bù​néng jiē​shòu wǒ​men xiàn​zài de yàng​zi, nà jiù bié hé wǒ​men yuē huì le.

    If you can’t accept us as we are, then don’t date us.

    Source: CCMatrix

  12. 朋友们为我做饭，我哭了，因为我甚至不能帮他们摆餐具。

    péng​you men wèi wǒ zuò fàn, wǒ kū le, yīn​wèi wǒ shèn​zhì bù​néng bāng tā​men bǎi cān​jù.

    Friends cooked for me and I cried because I couldn’t even help them set the table.

    Source: CCMatrix

  13. 如果你不能或不愿意，是时候让你合上书，做点别的事情了。

    rú​guǒ nǐ bù​néng huò bù​yuàn​yi, shì shí​hou ràng nǐ hé shang shū, zuò diǎn bié​de shì​qing le.

    If you can't or won't, it's time for you to close the book and do something else.

    Source: CCMatrix

  14. 她回答说：“在这一生中，你可以拥有很多，但你不能拥有一切。

    tā huí​dá shuō:“ zài zhè yī​shēng zhōng, nǐ kě​yǐ yōng​yǒu hěn​duō, dàn nǐ bù​néng yōng​yǒu yī​qiè.

    She replied, “In this life you can have a lot, but you can’t have everything.”

    Source: CCMatrix

  15. 这位机修工并没有告诉我他为什么不能修好这辆自行车。

    zhè​wèi jī​xiū​gōng bìng méi​yǒu gào​sù wǒ tā wèi​shén​me bù​néng xiū hǎo zhè liàng zì​xíng​chē.

    The mechanic didn't tell me why he couldn't fix the bike.

    Source: CCMatrix

  16. 但这些规则都只能在离线模式中启用，不能用于在线游戏。

    dàn zhè​xiē guī​zé dōu zhǐ​néng zài lí xiàn mó​shì zhōng qǐ​yòng, bù​néng yòng​yú zài​xiàn yóu​xì.

    However, these rules can only be enabled in offline mode and cannot be used for online games.

    Source: CCMatrix

  17. 当他们需要帮助时，他们不能等到明天，或者直到周一早晨。

    dāng tā​men xū​yào bāng​zhù shí, tā​men bù​néng děng​dào míng​tiān, huò​zhě zhí​dào zhōu​yī zǎo​chen.

    When they need help, they can’t wait until tomorrow, or until Monday morning.

    Source: CCMatrix

  18. 我不能告诉你从哪里开始，但我可以告诉你什么时候开始。

    wǒ bù​néng gào​sù nǐ cóng nǎ​li kāi​shǐ, dàn wǒ kě​yǐ gào​sù nǐ shén​me​shí​hou kāi​shǐ.

    I can’t tell you where to begin, but I can tell you when to begin.

    Source: CCMatrix

  19. 你的名字不是你，但是如果没有你的名字，我就不能问起你。

    nǐ de míng​zi bù​shì nǐ, dàn​shì rú​guǒ méi​yǒu nǐ de míng​zi, wǒ jiù bù​néng wèn qǐ nǐ.

    Your name is not you, and yet without your name I can’t ask about you.

    Source: CCMatrix

  20. 我们不能只是问人们他们想要什么，做他们告诉我们的事情。

    wǒ​men bù​néng zhǐ​shì wèn rén​men tā​men xiǎng​yào shén​me, zuò tā​men gào​sù wǒ​men de shì​qing.

    We can’t just ask people what they want and do what they tell us.

    Source: CCMatrix