關(guān)于"but"的用法 　　中國(guó)人喜歡使用"but"從句：同中文一樣，在英文中這也是連接兩個(gè)短句的簡(jiǎn)單方法。要避免單一的"but"從句，可以考慮采用以下這些變化形式： 　　Plain: The children at school were familiar with many games, but Li Hua had never even heard of them. 　　Interesting: The children at school were familiar with games Li Hua had never even heard of. 　　Plain: The room was silent, but suddenly there was a clap of thunder outside. 　　Interesting: The silence of the room was broken by a sudden clap of thunder outside. 　　Plain: They were passionate lovers not only onstage but also off stage. 　　Better: They were passionate lovers onstage and off. 　　Plain: Outside the cinema, she lit a cigarette, not necessarily because she had a desire to smoke, but because she felt the need for warmth. 　　Better: Outside the cinema, she lit a cigarette, as much from the need for warmth as from any desire to smoke. 　　Plain: It was meant to be a brief kiss, but it turned into a long, lingering one. 　　Interesting: What was meant to be a brief kiss turned into a long, lingering one. 　　Plain: Music lightens life, but literature deepens it. 　　Interesting: Music lightens life; literature deepens it. 　　Plain: The film "Chariots of Fire" is about some young runners, but it is more than just that. 　　Interesting: The film "Chariots of Fire" is much more than just a story of young runners. 　　Plain: It is not his height but his weight that prevented him from competing in the race. 　　Interesting: His weight, not his height, prevented him from competing in the race. 　　Plain: Susan seemed unsuitable for the part, but she turned out to be the best actress in the production. 　　Interesting: Susan seemed unsuitable for the part, yet she turned out to be the best actress in the production. 　　Plain: Old Wang is often described as a happy-go-lucky person, but the last half hour of the hike home he was interested in nothing but a bath and a bed. 　　Interesting: Old Wang, an otherwise happy-go-lucky person, thought of only two things the last half hour of the hike home: a bath and a bed.