not but what

I cannot do it; not but what a younger man might be able to do it.

我不能做, 但也许年轻一点的人能做.

He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read.

他不但读了这本书，而且记得所读的内容。

B : No. Of course not. But what for?

当然不介意. 但为什么 呀 ?

Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.

不说与人与己不利的话, 不作无谓交谈.

Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.

沉默: 只说那些能让他人或自己受益的话. 避免闲聊.

SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.

慎言. 要说于人于己有利的话, 注意沟通方式.

What I said was not true, but he fell for it hook, line and sinker.

我的话并非实话，但他完全相信了。

Now turn the question around and start looking not for what you did wrong in the past, but for what you can do to make things better in the future.

现在换个角度考虑问题，开始不要去想你过去做错了什么，而考虑一下怎样才能日后做得更好。

Both approaches agree on what is depicted in the poem, but not on how it should be interpreted.

两种方法对诗中所描绘的是何种事物的看法是一致的，但是对于应该如何阐释这首诗有所分歧。

Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ; avoid trifling conversation.

缄默: 避免无聊 闲扯,言谈必须对人有益.

Now turn the question around and start looking not for what you did wrong in the past, but for what you can do to make things better in the future

现在换个角度考虑问题，开始不要去想你过去做错了什么，而考虑一下怎样才能日后做得更好。