1. 倘没有,要不是：burst upon 突然来到 |butfor 倘没有,要不是 |button up 扣,扣紧钮扣

2. but for在线翻译

2. 除...以外,倘没有,除非：burn up / / 烧起来,旺起来;烧完,烧尽 |butfor / / 除...以外,倘没有,除非 | by all means / / 无论如何

3. 要是没有,要不是 (注意:常+虚拟语气)：anythingbut绝不;一点也不;单单除...之外 |butfor要是没有,要不是 (注意:常+虚拟语气) | by and by不久以后;不一会儿

请求回电

but for

A：May I speak to Miss Hu, please?
可以请胡小姐听电话吗？

but for

B：Sorry,but she is outfor lunch right now.
抱歉，她现在出去吃午饭了。

A：I see. What time will she come back?
哦，那她几点会回来？

B：She'll be back around 3:30.
大概三点半会回来。

but for什么意思

A：Please ask her to call me at 6225-9441.
麻烦你请她打5225-9441找我。

B：OK.I'll have her call you as soon as she comes back.
等她一回来， 我就请她马上回电。

A：That's nice. I'll be waitingfor her call. Thank you.
太好了，那我就等她的电话。谢谢。

but for

B：You are welcome.
不客气。

Study abroad-(留学)

A：What are you going to dofor your year abroad, Tim?
你在国外的这一年打算做什么，提姆？

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B：Study study study! I want to learn a lot.
学习学习再学习。我想多学点东西。

A：You’re going to take courses?
你要上课？

B：Yes, I’m going to take some university courses there.
是的，我在那儿要修一些大学课程。

A：Sounds hard.
听起来很难哦。

B：Yes,but I think it’s probablyfor the best.
是很难，不过我想这样可能还好。

A：Won’t you get lonely?
你不会感到孤独吗？

B：Hey, I’m a pretty cool guy; I’ll make friends. And I’ll have a lot of extra-curricular activities too. You know, like fencing or theater or something.
嘿，我可是个不错的小伙子，我会交朋友的。而且我还会参加很多课外活动。你知道，象是击剑，戏剧表演或什么的。

Shopping on the Internet-(网上购物)

but for

B：I really want to go to Chinafor vacation,but I can’t find a cheap plane ticket.
我想去中国度假，可是买不到价钱便宜的机票。

A：Have you tried the Internet?
你上网试过了吗？

but for

B：No, not yet. Can you find a good price there?
不，还没有。你可以查到价钱合适的吗?

A：Wow, you really live in the Stone Age, Mom.
哇，妈妈，你还生活在石器时代。

B：Well, you don’t have to be mean. How do I do it?
你不要这么小气。我该怎么查找？

A：Go to yahoo.com and click on “Travel” and “Tickets.” They’ll be about a billion sites to look at.
上雅虎网站，点击“旅游”和 “车票”。就有成千上万的网站供你查找的。

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B：O.K. Thanks. I’ll let you know what I find.
好了，谢谢。我找到了会告诉你的。

A：All right.
好的。

B：I’ll lookfor a ticketfor you, too. Thanks.
我也会帮你看看票的。谢谢你。

I like most cities, but for me New York is (the) tops.

一般的城市我都很喜欢，但最喜欢纽约。

The sale was supposed to last for a week, but for all practical purposes it's over.

减价销售原来预料要持续一周，然而实际上现在已经结束了。

This vase would be perfect but for a few small flaws in its base.

这花瓶底部没有那几个小斑点就十全十美了。

but for the safety-belt I wouldn't be alive today.

若没有安全带，我就不能活到今天。

but for the note you left, I would have forgotten to close the door.

倘非你留的条子我就忘记关门了。

but for the rain we would have had a nice holiday.

要不是因为下雨，我们的假日一定过得很惬意。

but for music (=Were it not for music), life would be dull.

要不是音乐，人生会很无聊。

but for your advice, I should have failed.

要不是你的忠告，我会失败的。

but for you, they might have given us the slip.

要不是你，我们可能已经被他们甩掉了。

He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him.

他想说话，却一时语塞。

but for me television is an escape.

但是对我而言，看电视是一种逃避的方法。

but for the rain we should have had a pleasant journey.

要不是下雨,我们会有一次愉快的旅行.

He has many faults , but for all that I like him.

他有许多缺点,尽管如此, 我仍喜欢他.

but for your magic hand, I'd have long kicked the bucket.

要不是你妙手回春, 我早就见阎王了.

I'd have been lost but for you.

要不是你,我就走迷路了.

The house was silent but for the scraping of a branch on the slates.

这所房子寂静无声,只听见树枝刮擦着石板瓦吱吱作响.

You may consider it useless, but for our customers it's an all-important sign of good service.

您也许会认为这样毫无用处，可是对于我们的客户而言，它却是优质服务的重要体现。

They go to the pubs not for the drink alone, but for the crack.

他们去酒馆不仅是为了喝酒，也是为了找乐子。

Spurs could have had several goals but for some brilliant saves from John Hallworth.

要不是约翰·霍尔沃思几次精彩的扑救，热刺队原本可以射进好几个球。

but for now, she is in the grip of a blind, unfocused anger.

而现在，她陷入了一种无名的愤怒之中。

The sale was supposed to last for a week, but for all practical purposes it's over.

减价销售原来预料要持续一周, 然而实际上已经结束了.

but for being a little out at elbows, I should have bought this dress.

要不是手头有些紧的话, 我早就买下了这件衣服.

Now turn the question around and start looking not for what you did wrong in the past, but for what you can do to make things better in the future.

现在换个角度考虑问题，开始不要去想你过去做错了什么，而考虑一下怎样才能日后做得更好。