There be N and N
结构︰There+be+名词+and+名词
说明︰此句型意为有各色各样的。名词通常用复数。
Theres always weather and weather. 老是有各种各样的天气。
There are men and men. 有各式各样的男人。
There are actors and actors. 有各式各样的演员。
A + be ， and B
结构︰主词1+be+，and+主词2+(be)
说明︰主词2之后的 be 动词往往省略。
There midnights all a glimmer and noon (is) a purple glow.
那儿午夜浮光微摇，中午紫光争耀。
His critics are many and his admirers (are) few. 他的批评者多，而赞美者少。
The girls are skating and the boys (are) watching. 这些女孩在溜冰，而这些男孩在观看。
It is true ， but
结构︰It is true that，but
说明︰此句型意为是事实，但。but 前后所连接的部分或子句意义相反或成为对比。本句型与 though 子句所表现的意思完全相同。也可用Indeed (that) ， but 。
It is true that these changes take a long time， but not as long as we might expect.
这些变化需要一些长的时间是事实，但不像我们所可能预期的那样久。
It is true that he stole the bicycle， but he is not so bad as you might think.
他偷脚踏车是事实，但他并不像你所想的那样坏。
It is true that he is rich， but he must know money is not everything.
他有钱是事实，但他必须知道钱不是一切。
It is true that Japan is a beautiful country， but its big cities are lately polluted.
日本的确是个美丽的国家，但最近日本的大都市已被污染。
Indeed he has a solemn face， but he is very humorous at heart.
他的确有一副严肃的脸孔，但内心却是很富幽默感。
no one but
结构︰no one/every/who/what+but
说明︰用在 no one，none，nobody，nothing，all，every，以及 who，what 等疑问词之后的 but 的含义是除而外，是连接词，后接的代名词可用主格或受格。
No one replied but me. 除我而外没有人回答。
Nobody was late but you and me. 除了你我而外，没有人迟到。
Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan.此一计划除了导致失败而外将一无所获。
He did nothing but eat and sleep all day. 他整天吃饭、睡觉，什么事都不做。
It is nothing but a joke. 这不过是个笑话而已。
Mother thought of nothing but my coming home. 母亲只想到我要回家的事。
All the boys but one are here. 除了一个而外男孩子全都到了。
Who but he would act such? 除了他还有谁会有这样的行为?
What should I find but an enormous spider! 我居然发现了一只巨大的蜘蛛!
Who should come in but his first wife! 进来的居然是他的第一任太太!
all but
结构︰ all but
说明︰后面跟名词，but 相当于 except，表除了以外都。若后面跟形容词副词动词，则表几乎的意思。
He is the chairman of the committee in all but the name.
除了没挂名以外，实际上他就是委员会的主席。
All but the morning star have disappeared. 除掉金星以外其它的星星全都消失了。
The car all but ran over him. 车子几乎把他撵过去。
He was all but killed by the traffic accident. 他几乎死于车过。
not but
结构︰主词+动词+notbut
说明︰此句型意为不是而是。not but 为对等连接词词组，可连接对等的单字、词组子句连接主词时，动词要随最近的主词做变化。
They will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
他们所受到的论断不是他们的肤色，而是他们的品格的内涵。
What I admire is not what you have， but what you are.
我所羡慕的不是你所拥有的东西，而是你的为人。
It is not your fault， but mine. 这不是你的过错，而是我的过错。
Not I but he is responsible for it. 不是我，而是他该负责任。
Not father but mother was present at the ceremony. 不是父亲而是母亲出席此一仪式。
Not that I loved Caesar less， but that I loved Rome more.
不是我比较不喜欢西泽，而是我更喜欢罗马。
He regarded me not as his friend， but as the best man for the job.
他并非把我当朋友，而是当最适合这工作者。
no other than
结构︰主词+be+no/none+other+than/but
说明︰此句型意为不是别人，正是。than 在此处并非连接比较级之用，而是当除外解，but与 than 相当，也作除外解，后面跟强调的人。
This is no other than my old friend， John. 这位不是别人，正是我的老朋友约翰。
The young man sitting at the desk was none other than our new teacher.
坐在办公桌那儿的那个年轻人正是我们新来的老师。
The tall figure that you saw was none other than our manager.
你所见的那位身材魁梧的先生不是别人正是我们的经理。
As a top manager， he should appoint none but people on their merit.
作为一位总经理，他应该任人为贤。