It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body.
致命的并不是原发肿瘤，而是在身体其他部位的继发。
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。
It is not too late, but prompt action is needed.
还不太晚，但需要立即行动。
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。
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。
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。
Another temporary discount may not be what you want, but at least it is a bird in the hand.
再一次临时打折可能达不到你所希望的，但至少这是已经到手的东西。
She was always attracted to younger men. But, let's face it, who is not?
她过去总是被比她年轻的男性吸引。不过，面对现实吧，谁不是呢？
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。
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。
They do not keep a tally of visitors to the palace, but it is very popular.
他们没有对来宫殿的游客作一个记录，不过这个地方非常受欢迎的。
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。
In this case, age is the determining factor; but in other cases, it is not.
在这个情况下，年龄是决定因素；但在其它案例中却不是这样。
It is not your pen, but my pen.
这不是你的钢笔，是我的钢笔。
This wire inside an electric lamp is not made of copper but it is made of tungsten.
电灯里面的电线不是铜丝而是钨丝。
The appeal of mobile television is not so much that it is portable but that it is personal.
移动电视吸引人的地方并不在于它是便携式的，而是因为它的私人性。
Staying calm is not easy, but it can save your life.
保持冷静不容易，但这可以挽救你的生命。
What is so impressive about it, however, is not its lengthiness but rather the reverse — the thrifty compactness of its construction.
然而，令人印象深刻的不是它的冗长，恰恰相反——是它简洁紧凑的结构。
It looks like a bear but it is not a bear with a white and black coat.
它看着像只熊，但它不是皮毛黑白相间的熊。
The process seems so normal that we sometimes think of it as a natural part of growing up, but it is not.
这个过程看起来很正常，我们有时会认为这是自然成长过程中的一部分，但事实并非如此。
It is so common that one might think it is a native plant, but it is not.
它是如此常见，人们可能会认为它是一种本土植物，但它不是。
Football is not war, but it is more than war.
足球不是战争，它甚于战争。
There is something she wants to be to me, but she says it is not my mother.
她想成为我的某样东西，但她说不是我妈妈。
Perhaps it is not difference, but distance, that breeds tribalism and hostility.
也许是距离而非差异导致了部落主义和敌对情绪。
It is not to apologize, but just to express that we need the waiter.
这不是要道歉，只是表示我们需要服务员。
It is not only tuna but sardine, mackerel and other fish that are in decline.
不仅仅是金枪鱼，沙丁鱼，鲭鱼和其他鱼类也在减少。
Generally speaking, the course on appreciating English films has impressed me most for it is not only instructive but also entertaining.
总的来说，“英语电影欣赏”这门课给我的印象最深，因为它不仅有教育意义，而且很有趣。
Believe it or not, 80% of netizens use it under the meaning of "It is not funny at all, but I have to smile."
信不信由你，80%的网友用这个词的意思是“一点都不好笑，但我不得不笑”。
But it is not always corruption.
但这并不总是腐败。
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