哀而不伤
sorrow without self-injury
野草与花茎死死地缠在一起,除掉野草而不伤花卉是不可能的了。
the weeds were so with the plants that it was impossible to remove them without spoiling the flowers.
而
(shows contrast) and as well as but (not) yet (not)
选择性除草剂(专除杂草而不伤及其他植物的).
a selecive weed-killer,ie one that kills weeds but not other plants
而不是
instead of
每个人都有这样的经验,知道香烟灰落在手上是不伤手的。
everyone has had the experience of a cigarette ash dropped innocuously on his hand.
我建议你买一台dvd机而不是录像机。
i would recommend that you buy a dvd player instead of a vcr.
每个人都有这样的经验,知道香烟灰落在手上是不伤手的。
everyone has had the experience of a cigarette ash dropped innocuously on his hand.
悲而不伤
sad but not injured
年纪大一些的人喜欢民歌,而不喜欢流行音乐。
older people prefer ballads to pop music.
你击打他们,他们却不伤恸;你毁灭他们,他们却不受管教。
you have stricken them, but they did not writhe; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction.
他们为所有人服务而不计较其社会地位。
they catered for everyone regardless of social rank.
可根据客户需要,对杯口边缘作特殊处理,使口杯不伤嘴唇。
the rim of cup can be coiled according to the demand of clients and prevent the user’s lip be stabbed by cup rim.
他因受伤而不能打篮球了。
his injury incapacitated him for playing basketball.
她嘴巴碎,但却不伤人。你那样认为吗?这儿有些人可能会反驳你的。
she’s a gossip,but a harmless one.you think that? there’s few folk round here that would tell you different.
大多数意外是碰巧撞上而不是蓄意的。
most accidents can be explained by cock-up rather than conspiracy theory.
我宁可犹疑地表示我的意见而不愿直率地断言这件事。
i choose rather to hesitate my opinion than to assert it roundly.
玛丽宁可乘火车而不愿乘飞机旅行。
mary would rather travel by train than by plane.
我宁愿扣留而不支持你展开黄金箔在门槛上。
i would rather withhold than uphold you unfold the gold foil on the threshold.
他真的能够猛地抽走桌布而不打破盘子吗?
can he really whisk away the tablecloth without breaking any of the dishes?
尽了努力而不成功并不是一件丢脸的事。
to fail while trying hard is no dishonor.
他的交响曲在第一次预演时就受到嘲笑而不能上演。
his symphony was laughed off the stage at its first rehearsal.
他做这件事是为自己的利益,而不是为别人。
he did it on his own account, not for anyone else.
踢足只能从地上扬起尘土而不能得到收获。
kicks only raise dust and not crops from the earth.
愿那人象耶和华所倾覆而不后悔的城邑;愿他早晨听见哀声,晌午听见呐喊;
may that man be like the towns the lord overthrew without pity. may he hear wailing in the morning, a battle cry at noon.
废而不用的词有时会有新意而再用起来。
words which fall into disuse may sometimes be revived with a new meaning.
你应该是依靠你自己,而不足别人。
you should always depend on yourself rather than someone else.
他习惯于发号施令,而不是恳求他人。
he was accustomed to command, not to entreat.
你可不可以从开着的门边溜过而不被老师看见?
can you slip past the open door without the teacher seeing you?
如果法律不能实施,人们就会犯罪而不受惩罚。
if laws are not enforced, crimes are committed with impunity.