Label: the goal of meditation is not to have no thoughts (that is impossible) but to not interact with the thoughts that occur.
标记：冥想的目的不是完全没有想法(这是不可能的)，而是不被冒出来的想法所影响。
Foreigners must use their power not simply to punish the country but to nudge it toward greater tolerance.
外国人动用他们的力量，不应仅仅是为了惩罚这个国家而是要说服该国使之变得更宽容。
She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be outdone, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat.
她戴着一个漂亮的冕状头饰，而新郎也不甘示弱，穿了一件很潇洒的刺绣马甲。
He was through with sports, not because he had to be but because he wanted it that way.
他放弃体育运动了，不是因为他非放弃不可，而是因为他想要那样。
Children are not usually allowed in, but I'm prepared to make an exception in this case.
儿童一般不允许入内，不过这次我可以破例。
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 winds were strong and huge numbers caused the bridge to buckle, but fortunately not to break.
强风和巨大的承受量导致桥梁弯曲，但幸运的是桥梁没有断裂。
Most 11-year-olds are not encouraged to develop reading skills; a small but significant number are illiterate.
大多数11岁的儿童没有被鼓励去培养阅读技能。有为数不多、但足以引起人们注意的数目的儿童是文盲。
Wilbur says he's not a coward, but that he's philosophically opposed to war.
威尔伯说他不是个懦夫，但他在哲学观念上反对战争。
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。
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。
I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.
原则上我不反对必修课程，但是我认为把外语列为必修课是不现实的。
She had compiled pages of notes, but she had not yet got down to doing the actual writing.
她已辑录了多篇笔记，但她还没有着手实际的写作。
They are not always willing to take on untrained workers, but there's no harm in asking.
他们一般不愿意雇佣没有受过训练的工人，但是问问也无妨。
Daydreams may seem to be rehearsals for real-life situations, but we know they are not.
白日梦可能看上去像是真实生活境遇的预演，但我们知道它们不是。
Clients are not charged by the minute but given unmetered access to the Internet for a fixed fee.
客户不按分钟付费，而以某固定费用无限上网。
They might not have two cents to rub together, but at least they have a kind of lifestyle that is different.
他们也许手里没有几个钱，但至少他们过着一种与众不同的生活方式。
He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
他没有直接回家，而是在市郊绕了一段路。
Two lawyers were told not to leave the building but no reason for this instruction was given.
两位律师被告知不要离开这座建筑，但没被告知这一指示的原因。
It did not persuade them to abandon the war but it did force them to reappraise their strategy.
这没有说服他们放弃这场战争，但却迫使他们重新评估他们的战略。
What's it going to cost us, not just in terms of money, but in terms of lives?
它将让我们付出什么代价，不仅在钱的方面，而且还在生命方面？
I'm sorry you're not happy about it but you'll just have to lump it.
你不满意我很抱歉，可你只好将就一点了。
Use a genuine fish knife and fork if possible as they are designed to cut through the flesh but not the bones.
如果可能的话，使用一副真正的鱼刀和鱼叉，因为它们是专门设计用来切鱼肉而非鱼骨的。
We passed one or two dwellings, but were not disposed to stop.
我们经过一两处住所，却无意停下。
It's not something I would care to try myself but if she wants to, good luck to her.
这件事我自己是不想做的，但如果她想试一试，祝愿她成功。
It has been suggested the founders were not true patriots but men out to protect their own interests.
有人指出创建者并非真正的爱国者，而是一些维护自己利益的人。
His move to the left was not a sudden leap but a natural working out of ideas.
他左倾的转变并非突然，而是思想发展的自然结果。
I did not want to wound him, but to restrict myself to defence, to parry his attacks.
我不想伤害他，只是想自我防卫，挡开他的攻击。
It'd be good to be there, but I'm not that fussed.
去那里当然好，不过我无所谓。
Victims want to see justice done not just for themselves, but for the greater good of society.
受害者们希望看到正义得到伸张，这不仅是为了他们自己, 也是为了社会更大的利益。
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