不是……而是……，not……but……
I went to the concert not with my brother but with my friend.
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
“Listen, my dear, we must hold on to hope”, my father calm but insistently replied. “Not because hope is real, but because we have to live up to nobility”. 高贵
不仅……而且……，not only……but （also）……，not only……but……as well
He answered all the questions not only quickly but (also) accurately.
The big ben is not only of immense size, but it extremely accurate as well.
英式英语常用not only……but……as well。美语中常用not only……but（also）
I not only spoke English very carefully, but clearly as well.
I not only spoke English very carefully, but (also) very clearly.
注意：上述并列连词连接并列名词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数与靠后面的名词一致。
Either Thomas or I am going to call you tomorrow about the job.
……和……两者都。both……and……
To go far, you need both a dream and a positive attitude.
注意：本并列连词的并列名词作主语时，谓语动词一律用复数。
Both my mother and my sister work at grocery store.
既是……又是……，as well as……
Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession.
He shared in my sorrows as well as in my joys.
The bedrooms, as well as the kitchen, need to be repaired if we rent the house.
注意：as well as的意思与not only ……but also相近，但是前者强调前面的名词，谓语动词强调的名词一致。
是……而不是……，……rather than……
These are political rather than social matters.
造句练习十六：
1、 中国和印度的人口都超过了10亿。Both China and India have a population of over one billion.
2、 我们应该要把电脑送修要么买新的。We should either get the computer fixed or buy new one.
3、 冰箱里既没有牛奶也没有蔬菜。Neither milk nor vegetables is in the refrigerator.
4、 无论下雪，下雨或高温天气都不能阻止这些邮递员完成他们的投递工作。neither snow nor rain nor hot weather prevents these postmen from completing their deliveries.
5、 不是公司董事长而是我将出席明天早上的商务会议。Not the company’s president but I am going to the business meeting tomorrow morning.
6、 我们都喜欢张小姐，不是因为她是我们的老师，而是因为她是美女。We all like Miss. Zhang, not because she is our teacher but because she is a beauty.
7、 恶心和呕吐都是食物中毒的症状。Both nausea and vomiting are signs of food poisoning.
8、 他不但英语说的非常好，而且还会说法语。He can not only speak English well but also French.
9、 这名女子听到这个消息的时候是高兴而不是悲伤。The woman was happy rather than sad when she heard the news.
