anything but與nothing but

　　I’ll do anything but that. 我絕不會干那種事。

　　The party was anything but a success. 晚會根本不成功。

　　The fight is anything but finished. 斗爭絕沒有結(jié)束。

　　The hotel was anything but satisfactory. 這家旅館一點不讓人滿意。

　　注anything but 有時可單獨使用。如：

　　I don’t mean he’s lazy—anything but! 我不是說他懶，他根本不懶。

　　注anything but不僅可用于事物，也可用于人。如：

　　He is anything but a poet. 他絕不是詩人。

　　He was anything but polite. 他根本沒有一點禮貌。

　　2. nothing but也是習語，意為“僅僅”“只”。如：

　　He’s nothing but a criminal. 他只不過是個罪犯。

　　He dreams of nothing but going home. 他只想回家。

　　There is nothing but some waste paper in the desk. 課桌里只有些廢紙。

　　He has nothing but praise for the managers at his company. 對他公司的經(jīng)理們他只是一味地贊美。