he is anything but…還是he is anybody but…

　　“Is he a man with good manners?” “No, he is _________ but polite.”

　　A. anything B. anyone C. anybody D. anywhere

　　【分析】此題容易誤選B或C，因?yàn)榫渥又髡Z(yǔ)指人，只有B、C才與之一致。其實(shí)，正確答案應(yīng)選A。因?yàn)?anything but 是習(xí)語(yǔ)，意為“根本不是”或“一點(diǎn)也不”，不僅可用于事物，也可用于人。如：

　　That old bridge is anything but safe. 那座橋一點(diǎn)也不安全。

　　My income is anything but large. 我的收入絕對(duì)不算多。

　　The fight isanything but finished. 戰(zhàn)斗絕沒(méi)有結(jié)束。

　　Her father was anything but a poet. 她父親根本不是詩(shī)人。

　　Such a man was anything but a hero. 那樣的人絕不算英雄。