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　　If I accidentally had my attention drawn to the fact that some other boy knew less than myself,I concluded,not that I knew much,but that he,for some reason or other,knew little.

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　　要点：drawn to the fact that some other boy knew less than myself作my attention的宾语补足语。had...attention drawn to the fact that...注意到某个事实。主句I concluded,not that I knew much,but that he,for some reason or other,knew little.中的not that...but that...的that相当于because，即:not that...but that...相当于It is not because...but because...。

　　译文：如果我偶然注意到别的孩子比我知道的少，我断定那不是因为我知道得多，而是由于某种其他的原因他不怎么懂罢了。