常用好用的not only...but(also)...句型

彭可勇

一、誦讀積累 請朗讀下列各組句子，體會not only...but also的用法。

1. 連接主語。

Not only the students but also the teacher was invited to his birthday party last Sunday. 上周，不僅那些學生被邀請參加他的生日聚會，而且那位教師也被邀請了。

2. 連接謂語。

Taking part in after class activities， which not only makes our school life colorful but also improves our learning， is very popular in our school. 積極參加課外活動在我們學校很受歡迎，它不僅能使我們的學校生活豐富多彩，而且還能提高我們的學習。

I strongly recommend that you（should）communicate more with your classmates， which will not only improve your spoken Chinese but also help you fit in with them. 我強烈建議你和你的同學多交流，這不僅會提高你的漢語口語，還會幫助你和他們融合關系。

The advantage of smiling is that it can not only make us happy， but also please others. 微笑的好處是它不僅能使我們快樂，而且能使別人高興。

They not only offer us joy and excitement， but also encourage us to think critically. 他們不僅給我們快樂和興奮，也鼓勵我們批判性地思考。

3. 連接賓語。

Franklin was considered as not only an inventor， but also a statesman. 富蘭克林不僅被看作發明家，而且被看作政治家。

Ive learned so much， not only English but also culture. 我學到了很多，不僅是英語，還有文化。

4. 連接表語。

The nurse was not only competent but also kind. 這位護士不僅能干而且親切和藹。

5. 連接狀語。

They completed the project not only punctually but also perfectly. 他們不僅準時完成工程，而且完成得很出色。

6. 連接介詞短語

In production， we should always keep an eye not only on quantity but also on quality. 在生產中，我們不僅要關注數量，而且要關注質量。

7. 連接句子。

Not only will home robots be able to deal with all kinds of housework， such as watching over babies， but they will also be able to communicate in any language. 家用機器人將不僅能處理各種家務活，還能用任何一種語言溝通。

Not only did he change his own fate but also the history of America. 他不僅改變了自己的命運也改變了美國的歷史。

注：連接兩個句子時，前一分句用部分倒裝。

二、翻譯句子 請用not only...but also將下列句子譯成英語。

1. 我真的想采訪他因為他不僅是第一位進入太空的中國人，而且還是世界上最偉大的宇航員之一。

2. 這次展覽不僅可以幫助你更好地了解中國民間藝術作品，而且可以幫助你獲得一些剪紙技巧。

3. 通過這樣做，我不僅能夠與他人分享好的想法，而且學會清楚地表達自我。

4. 我們不僅可以展出我們俱樂部的作品，而且還可以讓這一領域的一位著名藝術家為我們制作一套有價值的剪紙。

5. 電視不僅吸引閱讀的人，而且也吸引了不會閱讀的人。

參考譯文：

1. I would really like to interview him because he is not only the first Chinese to go to space but also one of the greatest astronauts in the world.

2. The exhibition can not only help you have a better understanding of Chinese folk art works， but can also help you acquire some paper-cutting skills if you try hard to learn.

3. By doing so， I can not only share good ideas with others but also learn to express myself clearly.

4. Not only will our clubs works be displayed， but we also have a valuable set of paper-cutting created by a famous artist of this field.

5. Not only does television appeal to those who can read but to those who cant.

責任編輯 蔣小青