Strictly speaking, the book is not a novel, but a short story.
严格说来，这部小说不能算长篇，而是短篇。
A lot of the stuff in the story is not true, but I have to say that where there's smoke there's fire.
故事中有许多事情都不是真的，但我不得不说，无风不起浪。
This is not a romantic notion but verifiable fact.
这不是一个不切实际的念头，而是一个有依据的事实。
The template for Adair's novel is not somebody else's fiction, but fact.
阿代尔长篇小说的样板不是别人的虚构故事，而是事实。
The purpose of this exercise is not to apportion blame but to solve problems.
这项工作的目的不是追究责任而是解决问题。
His wife was fairly quiet but she is not an ostentatious person anyway.
他的妻子过去相当文静，而现在也不是一个爱招摇的人。
Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.
救援机构称当务之急不是食品匮乏，而是交通运输不足。
The result is interesting and different, but do not attempt the recipe if time is short.
结果有趣且非同寻常，但如果时间紧张就不要尝试这个食谱。
It is not too late, but prompt action is needed.
还不太晚，但需要立即行动。
It is language intended not to reveal but to conceal, not to communicate but to obfuscate.
用这种语言的意图不是公开而是隐瞒，不是解释而是混淆。
There is a campsite but, if you prefer not to rough it, the Lake Hotel is nearby.
有一个营地，不过如果你不想将就，湖滨酒店就在附近。
The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough.
新法规受到欢迎，但力度还不够大。
I think this is their house, but I'm not sure.
我想这是他们家，但不敢肯定。
The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet 'epic'.
这部影片篇幅长，戏剧性强，不过还不能誉为“史诗”。
Character is not separable from physical form but is governed by it.
性格和外表是分不开的，而且性格决定外表。
The yen is weakening. But Tokyo dare not raise its interest rates again.
日元在贬值。但东京不敢再次上调利率。
The situation is not good but we live in hope that it will improve.
情况不好，但我们依然希望会好转。
Cook until the fruit is soft but not mushy.
将水果煮至柔软，但不要煮成糊状。
Our whole programme is spiritually oriented but not religious.
我们的整个节目以精神而不是宗教为导向。
It is not merely a job, but a way of life.
这不仅仅是一份工作，而且是一种生活方式。
Abu is not his real name, but it's one he uses to disguise his identity.
阿布不是他的真名，而是一个他用来掩盖自己身份的假名。
The new job is not a promotion as such, but it has good prospects.
担任这一新的职务算不上是真正的提职，不过有美好的前途。
This technique looks easy, but it most certainly is not.
这项技术看上去简单，但绝不是那么回事。
The mixture described below will approximate it, but is not exactly the same.
下面所描述的混合物会与之近似，但不完全一样。
He is firm but not doctrinaire.
他意志坚定但不教条。
The work is satisfactory but not outstanding.
工作做得可以，但不出色。
Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented.
这样的举动少见，但并非从来没有过。
A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.
被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下疼是疼，但未必碍事。
The drink is very sweet, but not unpleasantly so.
这饮料非常甜，但并不腻。
Doctors say the disease is probably inherited but not detectable at birth.
医生们说该疾病很可能是遗传的，但在出生时是不可发现的。
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