最大的罪过不是通奸而是公众议论，是它导致了丑闻的发生。

Theultimate sin was not infidelity, but public mention which led to scandal.

然而,我的借口不是年轻而是愚蠢。

The excuse for me, however, was not youth but plain stupidity ．

莱特说这个禁用。她认为“这不是结尾而是感谢。”我不同意。

Lett says this is a no-no. "This is not a closing. It's a thank-you," she insists. I disagree.

饭后，邻居听说吃的并不是狗肉而是猴肉，便觉得恶心难受，蹲在地下哇哇直吐，直到把吃进去的东西全部吐出来为止。

After the meal, when the neighbour heard that what he had eaten was monkey meat instead of dog meat, he felt nauseated1. He squatted2 on his heels and burst out vomitting till he threw up everything he had eaten.

我担心的不是自己，而是婴儿。

I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby.

这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。

The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.

你所控制的这些人不是客人，而是人质。

The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages

蛇蜥其实不是蛇，而是无脚的蜥蜴。

The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.

对罪恶熟悉之后，生出的不是蔑视，而是习以为常。

Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.