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| A company that specializes in action movies is probably not the best place to send a romantic comedy | 对于专门制作动作片的公司来说，浪漫爱情片的剧本可能不会受到欢迎 |
| According to Business Tokyo, among the Japanese "gift giving is a necessity, not merely a nicety as in the West | ”据《东京商业杂志》所言，“日本人送礼至关重要，而不像西方仅把它当作一件不起眼的事。” |
| Applicants are limited to the number of times they can reschedule their appointments. Please plan accordingly so that you are not required to pay another visa application fee | 申请人允许重新预约的次数有限，请妥善安排面谈时间以避免额外缴纳签证申请费用 |
| be careful not to + inf. | 当心不要做 |
| be not far to seek | 在近处 |
| be not far to seek | 很明白〔明显〕 |
| be not far to seek | 就在旁边 |
| be not far to seek | 在近旁 |
| be not far to seek | 不难找到 |
| be not in a condition to | 不宜于 (+ inf.) |
| be not ready to | 来不及 |
| be not to be sneezed at | 相当不错 |
| be not to be sneezed at | 值得考虑 |
| be not to be sneezed at | 尚过得去 |
| be not to be sneezed at | 不可轻视 |
| can not do other than to | 只好… (+ inf.) |
| can not do other than to | 除… 外别无他法 (+ inf.) |
| caution... not to inspect the machine without first turning off power | 告诫…不要在关断电源前就去检査机器 |
| Combustibles, explosive substances and perishable goods are not allowed to carry on the bus | 严禁携带易燃、易爆、易腐物品上车 |
| do not deign to + inf. | 不屑于 (做) |
| do not have time to + inf. | 来不及做 |
| Excuse me, flashes are not allowed to be used in Koryo Museum | 不好意思，高丽博物馆不允许用闪光灯 |
| Excuse me, I'm still not sure when the train leaves and which platform I should go to | 打扰一下，我还是不清楚火车什么时候走，我也不知道该到哪个站台 |
| Flashes are not allowed to be used in this museum | 博物馆里不准使用闪光灯 |
| have not long to live | 长不了 |
| have not long to live | 是短命的 |
| have not long to live | 活不长的 |
| have not the patience to + inf. | 没有耐心做 |
| have not the wit to | 没有做的能力 (+ inf.) |
| have not the wits to | 没有做的能力 (+ inf.) |
| He is tied up at the present time. He is not able to take the call | 他现在有事，没办法接你的电话 |
| He said it could have been a lot worse, had the ambulance not gotten to you in time | 他说要不是救护车把你及时送到医院，那情况就糟多了 |
| Here is the receipt for your deposit. It s very important that you keep the receipt or you will not be able to get your deposit back when you leave | 这是您的押金收据。请您一定保存好收据，否则您离开时将取不回押金 |
| How could that happen? You must have failed to meet the requirements or the officer believed your purpose is not genuine | 怎么会这样？那一定是材料没达到要求，或者签证官觉得你目的不纯 |
| I am afraid it is not enough to cover the amount | 恐怕那不够付账 |
| I am very glad to tell you that you do not need a visa, since we have an agreement with your country, and in accordance with the treaty, people from both your and my countries are allowed to enter the other country without visas | 我很高兴地告诉您，入境不需要签证，因为贵国和我国签订了一项协议，协议中规定贵国和我国公民进入对方国家无须签证 |
| I assure you that is not likely to happen. Our goods must be up to export standards before the Department concerned releases them | 我向您保证不会发生这种情况。我们的货物只有在符合出口标准后，相关部门才会放行 |
| I did not have the energy to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I stuffed it on the empty seat next to mine | 我没有力气把包放进头上的储物柜里，所以我把它塞在了我旁边空着的座位上 |
| I did not order this one and please change it to lettuce salad | 这个不对，麻烦换成萬苣沙拉 |
| I felt like Cinderella being told I would not go to the ball | 我觉得自己就像被禁止参加舞会的灰姑娘 |
| I want to buy a handbag, not fancy but durable | 我想买一个不花哨、耐用的手提包 |
| I'd like to leave this with you, and there is not anything valuable or breakable | 我想把这个寄放在你这儿，袋子里没有贵重或易碎物品 |
| If not, I'll send someone down to get one from the pharmacy | 如果没有，我马上派人到药店买一个过来 |
| il is not to be imagined | 不能设想 (that, 想象) |
| I'm afraid the cash is not enough to cover the amount. I' d use the credit card | 我怕现金不够付这些费用了，我用信用卡吧 |
| I'm awfully sorry. The only thing we can do is to contact CAAC office in Paris. Maybe they will wait for you if you are not too late | 非常抱歉。我们唯一能做的就是联系巴黎的中国民航办事处。如果没有迟到很久，也许他们会等你们的 |
| I'm not so concerned about how the car is equipped. I just want to make sure it is comfortable to drive | 我不介意轿车的装备。我只是想确定这辆车开着舒服 |
| I'm not surprised to hear that the cafeteria food isn't that great | 听说自助餐厅的食物不够好，我并不惊讶 |
| I'm sorry, sir. We re not allowed to disclose our guest's room number | 对不起，先生。我们不可以透露客人的房号 |
| In our case, we do not allow anyone to have a negative checking account balance | 就我们的情况而言，不允许有人拥有的支票账户余额为负数 |
| Inflammable, explosive, poisonous and radioactive articles are not allowed to take into the hotel | 易燃、易爆、有毒和放射性物品请勿带入酒店 |
| M is not to be confused with | 不可把 M 误作 N (N) |
| it does not matter to | M 对M无关紧要 |
| it does not matter to | M 这不碍 M的事 |
| It is common in China for an applicant to have relatives in other countries or a petition to immigrate on file. These factors by themselves will not necessarily prevent approval of your application | 中国申请人有亲戚在国外或者正申请移民是很常见的。这类情况不会妨碍你获得批准 |
| it is not his place to make final decisions | 他无权作出最后决定 |
| it is not to be wondered at | 这是不足为奇的 |
| it is not too much to say | 可以说 |
| it is not too much to say | 这样说…并不过分 |
| it turns out not to be the case | 原来并非如此 |
| It's not polite to waste any food in the buffet | 吃自助餐时浪费食物是不文明的 |
| I've bought the ticket. We'll go to Rome. The plane ticket is not cheap, and we spend so much money on ticket just for one beautiful meal | 我已经订好机票了，去罗马。飞机票可不便宜呢，我们花那么多钱买机票，就为了好好吃一顿 |
| Most notably, potential overseas ticket sales nowadays determine whether or not a studio executive gives the go-ahead to a movie | 一部电影是否继续投资，海外票房潜力是好莱坞电影制作人考虑的主要因素 |
| My English is not that great, and I don't want to miss anything. Would you mind calling back later? I'm sorry | 我的英文不是非常好，我不想听错话。你介意稍后再打来吗？我很抱歉 |
| No. It is not necessary. I will add it to your bill | 现在不必了，我可以给您加到房费中去 |
| No, not a bit. It's too formal at first. We had to listen to those irrelevant speeches | 没有，一点也没吃好。开始太严肃。我们得听那些无关的讲话 |
| not a feather to fly with | 一筹莫展 |
| not a feather to fly with | 一贫如洗 |
| not a feather to fly with | 考试不及格 |
| not a feather to fly with | 应试落选 |
| not a feather to fly with | 破产 |
| not a feather to fly with | 一文不名 |
| not all the data are to be checked | 并非全部数据都要校核 |
| not amount to a row of beans | 无足轻重 |
| not amount to much | 有限得很 |
| not amount to much | 没多大道理 |
| not amount to much | 没有什么了不起 |
| not begin to | 做不到 (+ inf.) |
| not begin to | 决〔毫〕不 (+ inf.) |
| not enough to swear by | 仅仅一点点 |
| not fit to be touched with a pair of tongs | 令人讨厌 |
| not fit to be touched with a pair of tongs | 不值得一碰 |
| not fit to be touched with a pair of with a barge-pole | 令人讨厌 |
| not fit to be touched with a pair of with a barge-pole | 不值得一碰 |
| not fit to hold a candle to | M 比不上M |
| not fit to hold a candle to | M 不能与 M 相比 |
| not go so far as to + inf. | 不致于 |
| not go so far as to | 不至于 (+ inf.) |
| not good enough to + inf. | 不值一做 |
| not good enough to | 没有做的价值 (+ inf.) |
| not have to | 不必 |
| not room to swing a cat in | 没有活动的余地 |
| not room to swing a cat in | 非常狭窄的空间 |
| not to allow | 不许 |
| be not to be compared to | 不能与…相比 |
| be not to be compared to | 比不上 |
| be not to be compared with | 不能与…相比 |
| be not to be compared with | 比不上 |
| not to be named in the same day with | M 与 M 不可同日而语 |
| not to be named in the same day with | M 比 M 差得多 |
| not to be named in the same day with | 比…差得多 |
| not to be named in the same day with | 与…不可同日而语 |
| not to be named on the same day with | M 与 M 不可同日而语 |
| not to be named on the same day with | M 比 M 差得多 |
| not to be named on the same day with | 比…差得多 |
| not to be named on the same day with | 与…不可同日而语 |
| not to be noted | 不必记下来 |
| not to be noted | 没有记录 |
| not to be noted | 未予示出 |
| not to care | 不在乎 |
| not to know | 不知 |
| not to mention | 更不用说 |
| not to my knowledge | 据我知道并不是那样 |
| not to put too fine a point on it | 说实话 |
| not to put too fine a point on it | 坦率〔直截了当〕地说 |
| not to put too fine a point upon it | 说实话 |
| not to put too fine a point upon it | 坦率〔直截了当〕地说 |
| not to say | 即使不说 |
| not to say | 虽然说不上 |
| not to scale | 不按比例尺的 |
| not to scale | 不成比例 |
| not to speak of | 且不说 |
| not to speak of | 更不用说,当然 |
| not to such an extent as to | 不至于 |
| not to think | 没想到 |
| Ordering a lot of food at restaurants is just a tradition. You know, in the past, people could not afford to eat out like they can today | 在饭馆吃饭点很多菜是一项传统习惯。要知道，过去人们可不像现在这样什么都能吃得起 |
| Our Independence Day is just like your National Day, but we are not that lucky enough to have such a long holiday | 美国独立日就跟你们的国庆节一样，不过我们可没有运气享有这么长的假期 |
| 1 prefer to pay my own way so that I'll not feel indebted at all | 我乐意分摊，这样才不会总感到欠人情 |
| Sorry, travelers checks are not allowed to be cashed in our hotel. You could have this service in the bank | 对不起，酒店不能为您兑现旅行支票，您可以去银行办理 |
| take care not to break it | 当心别把它打破了 |
| take care not to let these goods be rained on | 当心别让这些货物淋到雨 |
| The approved I-20 is just one piece of information the interviewing officer must consider when deciding whether a visa may be issued. Student visas may be refused if it appears that the applicant's primary purpose of travel is not to attain an education | 被批准的 I-20 表格只是签证官决定是否颁发签证要考虑的因素之一。如果申请人的总体情况显示其赴美的主要目的不是学习，那他的学生签证申请就可能被拒 |
| The flight will go to Kyoto with a stopover at Dubai, but passengers do not have to disembark | 该航班在飞往京都的途中将会在迪拜经停，但乘客不需下飞机 |
| The Hollywood Walk of Fame is embedded with more than 2, 000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but also fictional characters honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their contributions to the entertainment industry | 好莱坞星光大道上点缀着超过2 000个五角星，它们不仅代表着那些著名影人，同时也是好莱坞商会对众多做出贡献的电影人表示的感谢 |
| The new style in cowboy shirt did not take on, despite all attempts to popularize it | 尽管尽力推广牛仔衫的新式样，但其销量依然不佳 |
| there is not a moment to lose | 一分钟也不能浪费 |
| there is not much to between the two | 两者之间没有什么〔多少〕可选择的余地 |
| there is not much to between the two | 两者不相上下 |
| there is not one of us but wishes to help you | 我们中间没有一人不愿意帮助你 |
| these bearings have not to be oiled | 这些轴承不需要上油 |
| Though children like KFC, this kind of food is not good to our health | 尽管孩子们非常喜欢吃肯德基炸鸡，但实际上这类食物并不利于我们的健康 |
| formal to be not | 并非 |
| Try not to jerk the camera when taking a photograph | 拍照时照相机不要晃 |
| warn M not to + inf. | 警告M不要做 |
| We guarantee to refund your money if you're not delighted with your purchase | 如果您对购买的商品不满意，我们保证退款 |
| When a customer is not satisfied with a product, he is entitled to return it to the store during a certain period of time | 顾客如果对产品不满意，其有权在一段时间内退货 |
| When you do not get a soup spoon, it is proper to drink the soup out of the bowl and eat the solid food with chopsticks | 没有汤匙时，正确的方式是直接从碗里喝汤，用筷子吃食物 |
