▎什麼都…，就是…, (shénme dōu..., jiùshì...), everything but...

 

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1 她什麼都買了，就是忘了買鹽。

Tā shénme dōu mǎi le, jiùshì wàngle mǎi yán.

She bought everything except for salt.

2 這家商店今天什麼都打八折，就是我要買的東西不打折。

Zhè jiā shāngdiàn jīntiān shénme dōu dǎ bā zhé, jiùshì wǒ yào mǎi de dōngxi bù dǎzhé.

This shop has 20% off on everything except the things I want to buy today.

3 他對什麼都不講究，就是講究吃。

Tā duì shénme dōu bù jiǎngjiù, jiùshì jiǎngjiù chī.

He’s not fussy about anything except food.

4 這條街上什麼店都有，就是沒有銀行。

Zhè tiáo jiē shàng shénme diàn dōu yǒu, jiùshì méi yǒu yínháng.

This street has any kind of store you could possibly need except a bank.

5 他做什麼他父母都支持，就是不讓他休學去打工。

Tā zuò shénme tā fùmǔ dōu zhīchí, jiùshì bú ràng tā xiūxué qù dǎgōng.

His parents support everything he does, but they won’t let him take time off school to work.