要不是
but for的意思
ph.
1. But for your help, we would have lost the game.
要不是你们的帮助，我们会输掉这场比赛的。
介词
1. But for my brother's help, I would not have finished.
要不是我兄弟的帮助，我是无法完成的。
请求回电
A：May I speak to Miss Hu, please?
可以请胡小姐听电话吗？
B：Sorry, but she is out for 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。
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 waiting for her call. Thank you.
太好了，那我就等她的电话。谢谢。
B：You are welcome.
不客气。
Study abroad-(留学)
A：What are you going to do for your year abroad, Tim?
你在国外的这一年打算做什么，提姆？
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 probably for 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)
B：I really want to go to China for 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？
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。
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 look for a ticket for you, too. Thanks.
我也会帮你看看票的。谢谢你。
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1. but for
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6. but for的近义词
6. I don't act for them per se, but we certainly play a lot.
7. but for的翻译
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9. Dongguan is a major base for Chinese toy exporters, but the rising yuan and escalating production costs forced many factories to go bust.
10. but for
10. He started calling his insurance company in the early morning, only to hear nothing on the line for hours but a busy signal.