But, 我們知道它是一個轉折詞，表示“但是，然而”的意思，如：
eg：
Listen, Roger, I like you, but you're just giving me too much, youknow.
聽著，羅傑，我喜歡你，但你有些過分了，知道嗎?
Guangzhou is a beautiful city, but it's too hot in the summer.
Tom was not there, but his brother was.
湯姆不在那兒，但他的'哥哥在那兒。
We can but try.
我們也只能試一試。
“but”用在下面這些場合非常適用，“but”放在句中，用作“除外”的意思，我們來看看：
eg：
I have nothing but money. 我除了錢，什麼都沒有。
Everybody but me got a raise during the New Year.
新年裡，每人都漲了工資，就我沒漲。
Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan.
這個計劃只能招致災禍，別無益處。
Who but Gloria would do such a thing?
除了格洛裡以外，還有誰願意做這事
