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He did nothing but laugh.（他只是笑。）
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She did nothing but cry all day.（她整天只是哭。）
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What could he do but take back what he had said？（他除了收回他说的话以外，还有别的什么办法？）
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I cannot but admire his courage.（我不得不佩服他的勇气。）这是把 cannot 后面的 do anything 的字样省略掉了的缘故，还是等于用有动词 do 的。这是写作的说法，如果口头的说法，便成为 I cannot help admiring his courage.但美国人把这两种说法混合在一起，而说成 I cannot help but admire his courage.
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She seemingly has done nothing but accomplish the impossible.（她的神气好像是做成功了一件不可能的事。）
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I did no more than make a beginning.（我只开了一个头罢了。）
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She did nothing else than cry all day.（她终日只是哭泣。）
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He did not so much as say he was sorry.（他连一声对不起都没有说。）
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（2）前面用 do 以外的动词，在连词 but 等后就要接用有 to 的不定词：
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Nothing remains but to die.（除死以外，别无办法。）
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We had no choice but to turn back.（我们除了转回头以外，别无办法。）
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You ought to know better than to believe all the gossip you hear.（你应该明白不会只相信你所听到的一切谣言。）
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I am sure we had nothing to do but to fight the battle out.（我确信我们只有抗战到底之一法。）
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They desire nothing but to enjoy the present moment.（他们只希望今朝有酒今朝醉。）
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附带地说一句，在 had better 之后，也是要接无 to 的不定词的，例如： You had better do it yourself.（你最好自己去做。）这句话可以解释为 You would have it better to do it yourself.这个 had better，原来和 would rather 及 may as well 等表现法，差不多都是同义的，例如：
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I had （或 would）rather die than yield.= I had （或 would）sooner die than yield.= I had （或 would）as soon die as yield.（宁死也不投降。）但现代英文对 had better 及 would rather，在惯用法上产生了不同的含义，如：
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They would rather die than go to the workhouse.（他们宁死也不进贫民院。）这个 would rather 是表选择（choice）的。
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If they would rather die，they had better do so.（如果他们想死，死去也好。）这个 had better 是表忠告（advice）的。
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英文疑难详解 111．say+不定词
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英文的惯用法不说 He says to go.而要说 He says （that）he will go.为什么我在书上又读到 The teacher says to come early.的用法呢？
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【解答】这是美国话和英国话不同的地方。英国话在动词 think 后面可以接不定词，而美国话则不允许。美国话在动词 say 后面可以接不定词，而英国话则不允许。
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I never thought to see you here!（英）= I never thought I would see you here！（美）
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Who would have thought to meet you here？（英）= Who would have expected to meet you here？（美）
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