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21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 对我而言，国际象棋不是游戏，而是艺术。

    duì wǒ ér​yán, guó​jì​xiàng​qí bù​shì yóu​xì, ér​shì yì​shù.

    Chess for me is not a game, but an art.

    Source: CCMatrix

34. 他们不是为我工作，而是和我一起工作。

    tā​men bù​shì wèi wǒ gōng​zuò, ér​shì hé wǒ yī​qǐ gōng​zuò.

    They do not work for me, they work with me.

    Source: CCMatrix

35. 对他们来说，音乐不是奢侈品而是必需品。

    duì tā​men lái​shuō, yīn​yuè bù​shì shē​chǐ​pǐn ér​shì bì​xū​pǐn.

    For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity.

    Source: CCMatrix

36. 你必须知道忍耐不是懦弱而是一种美德。

    nǐ bì​xū zhī​dao rěn​nài bù​shì nuò​ruò ér​shì yī​zhǒng měi​dé.

    You must know that patience is not cowardice, but a virtue.

    Source: UM-Corpus: News

37. 幽默不是一种情绪，而是看待世界的方式。

    yōu​mò bù​shì yī​zhǒng qíng​xù, ér​shì kàn​dài shì​jiè de fāng​shì.

    Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world.

    Source: CCMatrix

38. 你不是在发现自己，而是在重新创造自己。

    nǐ bù​shì zài fā​xiàn zì​jǐ, ér​shì zài chóng​xīn chuàng​zào zì​jǐ.

    You're not discovering yourself, but recreating yourself.

    Source: CCMatrix

39. 他早已经不是那个追赶者，而是被追赶者。

    tā zǎo​yǐ jīng bù​shì nà​ge zhuī​gǎn zhě, ér​shì bèi zhuī​gǎn zhě.

    He was no longer the pursuer, but the pursued.

    Source: CCMatrix

40. 突然之间，我不再是熊，而是大声尖叫的人类！

    tū​rán zhī​jiān, wǒ bù​zài shì xióng, ér​shì dà​shēng jiān​jiào de rén​lèi!

    All of a sudden, I was no longer a bear, but a screaming human!

    Source: CCMatrix