只不过

He was so mulish that my admonitions just flowed over him.

他很顽固，我的告诫对他只不过是耳边风。

His answer is just a rehash version of my lecture.

他的回答只不过是把我的讲义重复了一遍。

Don't scold her, she's nothing but a child.

不要责骂她, 她只不过是个孩子。

All pollution is simply an unused resource.

所有的污染只不过是一种未被利用的资源。

It's just an old rag I had in the closet.

这只不过是我挂在壁橱里的旧衣服罢了。

How terribly ill he looks, but he's only reaping as he has sown in youth.

他看起来病得很重, 但这只不过是他年轻时活放荡结下的恶果。

He used her just to sate his lust.

他只不过用她来泄欲。

They were mere puppets manipulated by other men.

他们只不过是受人操纵的傀儡而已。

Come on, lighten up! It was only a joke.

喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。

It’s no more than common politeness to hear what she has to say.

听她说话只不过是出于基本的礼貌。

It's not real leather; it's only an imitation.

那不是真皮, 只不过是仿制品。

He doesn’t really have an alternative suggestion; he’s just being deliberately obstructive.

他并非真有其他建议，只不过是有意作梗。

Your scheme is merely a castle in the air.

你的计划只不过是空中楼阁。

I was invited to a party at the embassy simply by virtue of being British.

我加在大使馆举行的聚会，只不过因为我是英国人。

I must emphasize the fact that they are only children.

"我必须强调这一事实,即他们只不过是孩子。"

The injury isn’t serious—it’s nothing more than a sprained ankle.

伤得不厉害，只不过崴了脚。

He was fined for shoplifting but only received his just deserts.

他冒充顾客进商店行窃被罚款,那只不过是他得的惩罚。

His words were just idle threats; You don't have to take them too seriously.

"他的话只不过是吓人的空话,你不必太认真了。"

The President's visit to the slums was a mere pose.

总统到贫民区去访问只不过是做做样子罢了。

That is only an ordinary incident.

这只不过是日常小事。