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。

Your scheme is merely a castle in the air.

你的计划只不过是空中楼阁。

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。"

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

那不是真皮, 只不过是仿制品。

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

喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。

They were mere puppets manipulated by other men.

他们只不过是受人操纵的傀儡而已。

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。

He used her just to sate his lust.

他只不过用她来泄欲。

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

我应邀参加大使馆举行的聚会，只不过因为我是英国人。

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。

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

不要责骂她, 她只不过是个孩子。

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。

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.

这只不过是我橱里的旧衣服罢了。

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

他冒充顾客进商店行窃被罚款,那只不过是他应得的惩罚。

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。

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

伤得不厉害，只不过崴了脚。

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生活放荡结下的恶果。

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。"

His plans for converting his house into an antique shop are just pie in the sky.

他想把他的房子改造成一个古玩店, 那种计划只不过是空想而已。