7.“不是因为……而是因为”的表达方法

如6．that引导的原因状语从句所述，“not that．．but that”表示“不是因为……而是因为”，除此之外，还有“not because．．but because(but from)”，“not that．．but because(but)”，“not for(from，out of)．．but because”等。

The restrictions annoyed him not because they were unreasonable，but because they were restrictions．

他觉得这些限制很讨厌，并不是因为它们不合理，而是因为它们是限制。

We compare Yao Ming to a tower，not that he is anything like so large，but because the excess of his size．

我们把姚明比作塔，并不是因为他真的(像塔)那么巨大，而是因为他特别高大。

In my youth I had read a great deal，not because I supposed that it would benefit me，but from curiosity and desire to read．

我年轻时候念过很多书，并不是由于我认为这对我会有好处，而是由于受好奇心和读书欲所驱使。

My father appointed me to learn the law，not for my livelihood，but because he felt the lack of it in affairs of state．

我父亲指定我学法律，不是为了我的生计，而是由于他觉得在国家大事中缺少法律的缘故。

At these moments，America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office，but because We，the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our for bearers，and true to our founding documents．(Obama's InauguralSpeech)

美国人民之所以能够走过那些艰难的时刻，不仅仅是因为领袖的能力或远见;更是因为我们，我们人民，始终坚信我们先辈的理想，对我们国家的建国理念忠贞不渝。