一、常考的短语及句型　　anything but 根本不；nothing but 只不过是；　　all but 几乎，差一点，除……以外其余都是；　　but for 要不是；but that +从句，若不是……；　　..., only to+动词，结果是……；not so much...as...与其说，不如说；　　not so much as 连在一起写为“连……都不(肯)”； not nearly/by no means/far from 远不；　　to say nothing of, not to speak of, not to mention, let alone 更不用说；　　much less, still less 引导词组或从句，表示一种追加的否定；　　no more...than... 和……一样都不……；　　more...than... 与其……不如……；　　no less than... 简直是，实在是；nothing less than 完全是，实在是；　　not that...but that... 不是……而是……；cannot...too... 再……也不过分，应该；　　other...than，other than 不同于，非，除了；　　the last person/thing, etc.+ to do sth…最不可能的……；　　It is asserted that... 有人断言……；It is reported that... 据报道……；　　It is believed that... 人们/有人认为……；It is considered that... 有人/人们认为……；　　It is said that 据说……；It