but one

The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.

这个主意从未使我感兴趣, 不过有一天一场阵雨之后, 我偶然在自己的花园里散步,这时我看到许多蜗牛在我的一些珍贵的植物上漫步.

The trial resulted in acquittals on all but one count.

审判结果是除一项罪名之外其他罪名都不成立。

He caught three hares, but one ran a mile.

他逮了三只野兔, 跑了一只.

Ron has been right about the result of every General Election but one.

罗恩对于历届大选结果都预测对了，只有一次除外。

The real picture is more horrific and stronger but one must conjure up all the associative thoughts and emotions it evokes.

真实的画面更恐怖也更震撼，但是它带来的种种感受和情绪需要你自己去联想。

Clothes and all, he weighed but one hundred and thirty-five pounds.

衣服等等加在一起, 他的体重只有135磅.

It is not a question of ability but one of readiness.

非不能也,是不为也.

It's the last but one day in the athletics programme.

那是田径比赛结束的前一天。

But one cannot decide what experiments to do without some guidance.

但是缺乏某种指导以前,人们不能决定究竟应该做些什么样的实验.

Ione has but one vice-she is chaste.

伊俄涅唯一的缺点就是她洁身自好.

I think there can be but one outcome to this affair.

我认为这件事只可能有一种结局.

Ben's case is not unique but one of several I have come up against during the past few years.

本的案子并不特殊，我在过去的几年中也碰到了几起这样的案子。

He is but one remove from me.

他和我仅隔着一代.

All the newspapers noted but one thing, his taking the money.

所有的报纸都只提到了一件事, 这就是他偷了钱.

This is but one of the methods used to try and get alcoholics to give up drink.

这只是为让那些酗酒者戒酒所尝试的方法之一。